MatchNameFormats.java Source code

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Here is the source code for MatchNameFormats.java

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

        isNameValid("John Smith");
        isNameValid("John McGee");
        isNameValid("John Willliam Smith");
        isNameValid("John Q Smith");
        isNameValid("John allen Smith");
        isNameValid("John");
    }

    public static boolean isNameValid(String name) {
        boolean retval = false;
        String nameToken = "\\p{Upper}(\\p{Lower}+\\s?)";
        String namePattern = "(" + nameToken + "){2,3}";
        retval = name.matches(namePattern);

        String msg = "NO MATCH: pattern:" + name + "\r\n           regex :" + namePattern;

        if (retval) {
            msg = "MATCH     pattern:" + name + "\r\n           regex :" + namePattern;
        }

        System.out.println(msg + "\r\n");
        return retval;
    }
}