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Posix character classes p{InGreek} Java regex
This class \p{InGreek} matches Greek characters.
Example
import java.util.Scanner; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Example1 { 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 String regex = "\p{InGreek}"; //Compiling the regular expression Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex); //Retrieving the matcher object Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(input); int count = 0; while(matcher.find()) { count++; } System.out.println("Number of Greek characters: "+count); } }
Output
Enter a string sample text αγ ηθ ξψ Number of Greek characters: 6
Example
import java.util.Scanner; 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 String regex = "^.+\p{InGreek}.+"; boolean result = input.matches(regex); if(result) { System.out.println("Given string contains Greek characters"); } else { System.out.println("Given string doesn’t contain Greek characters "); } } }
Output
Enter a string sample text αγ Given string contains Greek characters
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