Matcher (JPF API)

java.lang.Object
- java.util.regex.Matcher

```
public class Matcher
extends Object
```
model of a regular expression matcher, to save memory and execution time

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`int`	`end()`
`int`	`end(int group)`
`boolean`	`find()`
`String`	`group()`
`String`	`group(int group)`
`int`	`groupCount()`
`boolean`	`hasAnchoringBounds()`
`boolean`	`hasTransparentBounds()`
`boolean`	`hitEnd()`
`boolean`	`lookingAt()`
`boolean`	`matches()`
`Pattern`	`pattern()`
`static String`	`quoteReplacement(String abc)`
`Matcher`	`region(int start, int end)`
`int`	`regionEnd()`
`int`	`regionStart()`
`String`	`replaceAll(String replacement)`
`String`	`replaceFirst(String replacement)`
`boolean`	`requireEnd()`
`Matcher`	`reset()`
`Matcher`	`reset(CharSequence inp)`
`int`	`start()`
`int`	`start(int group)`
`String`	`toString()`
`Matcher`	`useAnchoringBounds(boolean b)`
`Matcher`	`useTransparentBounds(boolean b)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

pattern
```
public Pattern pattern()
```

reset
```
public Matcher reset()
```

group
```
public String group()
```

group
```
public String group(int group)
```

groupCount
```
public int groupCount()
```

reset

public Matcher reset(CharSequence inp)

matches
```
public boolean matches()
```

find
```
public boolean find()
```

lookingAt
```
public boolean lookingAt()
```

start
```
public int start()
```

start
```
public int start(int group)
```

end
```
public int end()
```

end
```
public int end(int group)
```

hasTransparentBounds
```
public boolean hasTransparentBounds()
```

useTransparentBounds

public Matcher useTransparentBounds(boolean b)

hasAnchoringBounds
```
public boolean hasAnchoringBounds()
```

useAnchoringBounds

public Matcher useAnchoringBounds(boolean b)

regionStart
```
public int regionStart()
```

regionEnd
```
public int regionEnd()
```

region

public Matcher region(int start,
             int end)

quoteReplacement

public static String quoteReplacement(String abc)

replaceAll

public String replaceAll(String replacement)

replaceFirst

public String replaceFirst(String replacement)

toString
```
public String toString()
```
Overrides:

toString in class Object

hitEnd
```
public boolean hitEnd()
```

requireEnd
```
public boolean requireEnd()
```

Class Matcher

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

pattern

reset

group

group

groupCount

reset

matches

find

lookingAt

start

start

end

end

hasTransparentBounds

useTransparentBounds

hasAnchoringBounds

useAnchoringBounds

regionStart

regionEnd

region

quoteReplacement

replaceAll

replaceFirst

toString

hitEnd

requireEnd