Tabs and newlines in the pattern are ignored as well
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
CharSequence inputStr = "a b";
String patternStr = "a b";
// Compile without comments
Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(patternStr);
Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(inputStr);
boolean matchFound = matcher.matches();
// Compile with comments
pattern = Pattern.compile(patternStr, Pattern.COMMENTS);
matcher = pattern.matcher(inputStr);
matchFound = matcher.matches();
matchFound = pattern.matches("(?x)a \t\n \\s b", inputStr);
}
}
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