MatchAddress.java Source code

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public class MatchAddress {
    public static void main(String args[]) {

        isAddressValid("John Smith 888 Luck Street,NY 64332");
        isAddressValid("John A. Smith 888 Luck Street, NY 64332-4453");
        isAddressValid("John Allen Smith 888 Luck Street, NY 64332-4453");
        isAddressValid("888 Luck Street, NY 64332");
        isAddressValid("P.O. BOX 888 Luck Street, NY 64332-4453");
        isAddressValid("John Allen Smith 888 Luck st., NY");
    }

    public static boolean isAddressValid(String addr) {
        boolean retval = false;

        String nameToken = "\\p{Upper}(\\p{Lower}+\\s?)";

        String namePattern = "(" + nameToken + "){2,3}";

        String zipCodePattern = "\\d{5}(-\\d{4})?";

        String addressPattern = "^" + namePattern + "\\w+ .*, \\w+ " + zipCodePattern + "$";

        retval = addr.matches(addressPattern);

        String msg = "NO MATCH\npattern:\n " + addr + "\nregexLength:\n " + addressPattern;

        if (retval) {
            msg = "MATCH\npattern:\n " + addr + "\nregexLength:\n " + addressPattern;
        }
        System.out.println(msg + "\r\n");
        return retval;
    }
}