The lookingAt() method of Matcher Class attempts to match the pattern partially or fully in the matcher. It returns a boolean value showing if the pattern was matched even partially or fully starting from the start of the pattern.
Syntax:
Java
Java
public boolean lookingAt()Parameters: This method do not takes any parameter. Return Value: This method returns a boolean value showing if a prefix of the input sequence matches this matcher's pattern. Below examples illustrate the Matcher.lookingAt() method: Example 1:
// Java code to illustrate lookingAt() method
import java.util.regex.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Get the regex to be checked
String regex = "Geeks";
// Create a pattern from regex
Pattern pattern
= Pattern.compile(regex);
// Get the String to be matched
String stringToBeMatched
= "GeeksForGeeks";
// Create a matcher for the input String
Matcher matcher
= pattern
.matcher(stringToBeMatched);
// Get the possible result
// using lookingAt() method
System.out.println(matcher.lookingAt());
}
}
Output:
Example 2:
true
// Java code to illustrate lookingAt() method
import java.util.regex.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Get the regex to be checked
String regex = "GFG";
// Create a pattern from regex
Pattern pattern
= Pattern.compile(regex);
// Get the String to be matched
String stringToBeMatched
= "GFGFGFGFGFGFGFGFGFG";
// Create a matcher for the input String
Matcher matcher
= pattern
.matcher(stringToBeMatched);
// Get the possible result
// using lookingAt() method
System.out.println(matcher.lookingAt());
}
}
Output:
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/util/regex/Matcher.html#lookingAt--true