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Java Regex - MatchResult Interface
Java Regex - MatchResult Interface
Introduction
The java.util.regex.MatchResult interface represents the result of a match operation. This interface contains query methods used to determine the results of a match against a regular expression. The match boundaries, groups and group boundaries can be seen but not modified through a MatchResult.
Interface declaration
Following is the declaration for java.util.regex.MatchResult interface −
pubpc interface MatchResult
Interface methods
| Sr.No | Method & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Returns the offset after the last character matched. |
| 2 |
Returns the offset after the last character of the subsequence captured by the given group during this match. |
| 3 |
Returns the input subsequence matched by the previous match. |
| 4 |
Returns the input subsequence captured by the given group during the previous match operation. |
| 5 |
Returns the number of capturing groups in this match result s pattern. |
| 6 |
Returns the start index of the match. |
| 7 |
Returns the start index of the subsequence captured by the given group during this match. |