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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D=
'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Can you please give me example of using
matches operator for startswith?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D=
'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D=
'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D=
'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D=
'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ashwini<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D=
'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font size=
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color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color=
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<hr size=3D2 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter tabindex=3D-1>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bo=
ld'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa=
mily:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> rules-users-bounces@lists.jboss.org
[mailto:rules-users-bounces@lists.jboss.org] <b><span style=3D'font-weight:b=
old'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Hehl, Thomas<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 09, 2007 5=
:31
PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Rules Users List'<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [rules-users] ma=
tches
operator</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:windowtext'><=
o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><=
span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D=
'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Also, Java is far stricter on syntax fo=
r
regular expressions than anything else I've seen. You can't just test your
stuff at a unix prompt or using grep to see if it works. That's just the fir=
st
step. I generally use the vi find command.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D=
'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color=
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<hr size=3D2 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter tabindex=3D-1>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bo=
ld'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa=
mily:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> rules-users-bounces@lists.jboss.org
[mailto:rules-users-bounces@lists.jboss.org] <b><span style=3D'font-weight:b=
old'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Mark Proctor<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 09, 2007 7=
:16
AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"o=
n">Rules
Users List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [rules-users] ma=
tches
operator</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:windowtext'><=
o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><=
span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><=
span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Read up on regular expression, what you just wrot=
e
there is not valid.<br>
<br>
Mark<br>
Ashwini Joshi wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi,<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Has anyone used the "matches" operator?=
<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In our application we need to support startWith,
endsWith operators for string variable. I am thinking of using matches
operator. But the 'matches' operator is not working. I am trying the followi=
ng
code<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3D"#960000" face=3D"Courier New=
"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000;font-weigh=
t:
bold'>rule</span></font></b><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span></font><font si=
ze=3D2
color=3Dgreen face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fami=
ly:"Courier New";
color:green'>"Hello World"</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<u1:p></u1:p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>  =
;
</span></font><b><font size=3D2 color=3D"#960000" face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000;font-weigh=
t:
bold'>when</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<u1:p></u1:p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>  =
;
m : Message(message matches </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dgreen
face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier Ne=
w";
color:green'>"Hello*"</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier=
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)</span></font><o:p></o=
:p></p>
<u1:p></u1:p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>  =
;
</span></font><b><font size=3D2 color=3D"#960000" face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000;font-weigh=
t:
bold'>then</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<u1:p></u1:p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>  =
;
System.out.println( </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dgreen face=3D"Couri=
er New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:green'>"Hello
World"</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>); </span></font><o:p><=
/o:p></p>
<u1:p></u1:p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3D"#960000" face=3D"Courier New=
"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000;font-weigh=
t:
bold'>end</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<u1:p></u1:p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>And the value set in the message is "Hello Wo=
rld".
But it is not going into the then clause.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o=
:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If anyone has already used matches operator I woul=
d
like to know how we can use it for startswith, endsWith. How do we specify t=
he
regular expression? Can we use "*"<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p>=
</o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks,<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=
=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ashwini<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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