MatchResult is an interface for representing the result of a match operation. This interface is implemented by the Matcher class. This interface contains query methods used to determine the results of a match against a regular expression. The match boundaries, groups, and group boundaries can only be retrieved but not modified through this interface. Here is a list of important methods provided in this interface:
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Method Name |
Description |
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int start() |
Returns the start index of the match in the input |
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int start(int group) |
Returns the start index of the specified capturing group |
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int end() |
Returns the offset after the last character matched |
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int end(int group) |
Returns the offset after the last character of the subsequence captured by the given group during this match |
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String group() |
Returns the input substring matched by the... |
