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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Has anyone used the “matches” operator? <o:p>=
</o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 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 following cod=
e<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 color=
=3D"#960000"
face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier Ne=
w";
color:#960000;font-weight:bold'>rule</span></font></b><font size=3D2 color=
=3Dblack
face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier Ne=
w";
color:black'> </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dgreen face=3D"Courier 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"'><o:p></o:p></span></fon=
t></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 color=3Dbl=
ack
face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier Ne=
w";
color:black'> </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-weight:bold'>when</span></font></b><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"C=
ourier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 color=3Dbl=
ack
face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier Ne=
w";
color:black'> &nb=
sp; 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 color=3Dblack
face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier Ne=
w";
color:black'>)</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></fon=
t></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 color=3Dbl=
ack
face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier Ne=
w";
color:black'> </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-weight:bold'>then</span></font></b><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"C=
ourier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 color=3Dbl=
ack
face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier Ne=
w";
color:black'> &nb=
sp; System.out.println(
</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dgreen face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:green'>"Hello
World"</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><=
span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>); </span><=
/font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"C=
ourier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></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><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-s=
ize:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>And the value set in the message is “Hello World=
221;.
But it is not going into the then clause.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If anyone has already used matches operator I would like=
to
know how we can use it for startswith, endsWith. How do we specify the regul=
ar
expression? Can we use “*”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ashwini<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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