Java API Tutorial - Java Scanner.next(Pattern pattern)

Syntax

Scanner.next(Pattern pattern) has the following syntax.

public String next(Pattern pattern)

Example

In the following code shows how to use Scanner.next(Pattern pattern) method.

//from   w  ww.  ja v a  2s.  co  m


import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

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

      Scanner scanner = new Scanner(s);

      // check if next token matches the pattern and print it
      System.out.println(scanner.next("java2s"));

      // check if next token matches the pattern and print it
      System.out.println(scanner.next("="));


      scanner.close();
   }
}