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How to match one of the two given expressions using Java RegEx?
Using the or logical operator | of Java regular expressions you can match either of two given expressions.
For example, if you need your regular expression should match more than one expression you can do so by separating the required expressions by “|”.
Example 1
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Example {
public static void main(String args[]) {
//Reading String from user
System.out.println("Enter a String");
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
String input = sc.nextLine();
//Regular expression to match string that starts with hello or ends with bye
String regex = "^hello|bye$";
//Compiling the regular expression
Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex);
//Retrieving the matcher object
Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(input);
if(matcher.find()) {
System.out.println("Match occurred");
} else {
System.out.println("Match not occurred");
}
}
}Output 1
Enter a String hello how are you Match occurred
Output 2
Enter a String This is a sample string Match not occurred
Example 2
import java.util.Scanner;
public class RegexExample {
public static void main( String args[] ) {
//Regular expression to match either yes or no String regex = "yes|no";
System.out.println("Enter input value: ");
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
String input = sc.nextLine();
boolean bool = input.matches(regex);
if(bool) {
System.out.println("match occurred");
} else {
System.out.println("match not accepted");
}
}
}Output 1
Enter input value: yes match occurred
Output 2
Enter input value: hello match not accepted
Updated on: 19-Nov-2019
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