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The matches () method — in Java, tells whether or not the given string matches a given regular expression. Calling this method from the str.matches (regex) form produces exactly the same result as the expression Pattern.matches (regex, str).

Syntax method:

public boolean matches(String regex)

Detailed information about the parameters:

import java.io.*;
public class Test {

   public static void main(String args[]) {
      String Str = new String("Welcome to wikitechy.com");

      System.out.print("Return Value :" );
      System.out.println(Str.matches("(.*)wikitechy(.*)"));

      System.out.print("Return Value :" );
      System.out.println(Str.matches("wikitechy"));

      System.out.print("Return Value :" );
      System.out.println(Str.matches("Welcome(.*)"));
   }
}

Return Value :true
Return Value :false
Return Value :true