Uses of Class
java.util.regex.Pattern

Packages that use Pattern

Package	Description
java.util	Contains the collections framework, legacy collection classes, event model, date and time facilities, internationalization, and miscellaneous utility classes (a string tokenizer, a random-number generator, and a bit array).
java.util.regex	Classes for matching character sequences against patterns specified by regular expressions.

Uses of Pattern in java.util

Methods in java.util that return Pattern

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Pattern	Scanner.delimiter() Returns the Pattern this Scanner is currently using to match delimiters.

Methods in java.util with parameters of type Pattern

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	Scanner.findInLine(Pattern pattern) Attempts to find the next occurrence of the specified pattern ignoring delimiters.
String	Scanner.findWithinHorizon(Pattern pattern, int horizon) Attempts to find the next occurrence of the specified pattern.
boolean	Scanner.hasNext(Pattern pattern) Returns true if the next complete token matches the specified pattern.
String	Scanner.next(Pattern pattern) Returns the next token if it matches the specified pattern.
Scanner	Scanner.skip(Pattern pattern) Skips input that matches the specified pattern, ignoring delimiters.
Scanner	Scanner.useDelimiter(Pattern pattern) Sets this scanner's delimiting pattern to the specified pattern.

Uses of Pattern in java.util.regex

Methods in java.util.regex that return Pattern

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Pattern	Pattern.compile(String regex) Compiles the given regular expression into a pattern.
static Pattern	Pattern.compile(String regex, int flags) Compiles the given regular expression into a pattern with the given flags.
Pattern	Matcher.pattern() Returns the pattern that is interpreted by this matcher.

Methods in java.util.regex with parameters of type Pattern

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Matcher	Matcher.usePattern(Pattern newPattern) Changes the Pattern that this Matcher uses to find matches with.