Pattern CASE_INSENSITIVE field in Java with examples

This CASE_INSENSITIVE field of the Pattern class matches characters irrespective of case. When you use this as flag value to the compile() method and if you search for characters using regular expressions characters of both cases will be matched.

Note − By default, this flag matches only ASCII characters

Example 1

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class CASE_INSENSITIVE_Example {
   public static void main( String args[] ) {
      Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
      System.out.println("Enter input data: ");
      String input = sc.nextLine();
      System.out.println("Enter required character: ");
      char ch = sc.next().toCharArray()[0];
      //Regular expression to find the required character
      String regex = "["+ch+"]";
      //Compiling the regular expression
      Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
      //Retrieving the matcher object
      Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(input);
      int count =0;
      while (matcher.find()) {
         count++;
      }
      System.out.println("The letter "+ch+" occurred "+count+" times in the given text (irrespective of case)");
   }
}

Output

Enter input data:
Tutorials Point originated from the idea that there exists a class 
of readers who respond better to online content and prefer to learn 
new skills at their own pace from the comforts of their drawing rooms.
Enter required character:
T
The letter T occurred 20 times in the given text (irrespective of case)

Example 2

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class VerifyBoolean {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
      System.out.println("Enter a string value: ");
      String str = sc.next();
      Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("true|false", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
      Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(str);
      if(matcher.matches()){
         System.out.println("Given string is a boolean type");
      } else {
         System.out.println("Given string is not a boolean type");
      }
   }
}

Output 1

Enter a string value:
true
Given string is a boolean type

Output 2

Enter a string value:
false
Given string is a boolean type

Output 3

Enter a string value:
hello
Given string is not a boolean type

Maruthi Krishna

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Updated on: 20-Nov-2019

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