pattern matching

[vini singh]

Pattern p=Pattern.compile("\\d*");
Matcher m=p.matcher("ab34ef");
boolean b=false;
while(b=m.find())
{System.out.println(m.start() + m.group());
}

please explain i cant follow the output of this its
0
1
2 34
4
5
6

[Henry Wong]

This question (from K&B) comes up very often here. Please search these forum for eariler discussions.

Henry

[Henry Wong]

And BTW, the solution is also mentioned in the JavaRanch FAQ...

http://faq.javaranch.com/java/ScjpFaq#kb-regexp


Also, don't forget to read this, for future posts...

http://faq.javaranch.com/java/QuoteYourSources

Thanks,
Henry