Java API Tutorial - Java Scanner .findWithinHorizon (Pattern pattern, int horizon)

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Syntax

Scanner.findWithinHorizon(Pattern pattern, int horizon) has the following syntax.

public String findWithinHorizon(Pattern pattern,   int horizon)

Example

In the following code shows how to use Scanner.findWithinHorizon(Pattern pattern, int horizon) method.

//from   w ww. j  ava2 s.c  om

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

public class Main {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      String s = "java2s.com 1 + 1 = 2.0";


      Scanner scanner = new Scanner(s);

      // find a pattern of 2 letters before com, with horizon of 5
      System.out.println(scanner.findWithinHorizon(Pattern.compile("..com"), 5));

      // find a pattern of 2 letters before com, with horizon of 10
      System.out.println(scanner.findWithinHorizon(Pattern.compile("..com"), 10));

      // print the rest of the string
      System.out.println(scanner.nextLine());

      scanner.close();
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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