Java tutorial
public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(validateCity("Street")); System.out.println(validateState("CA")); } // validate city public static boolean validateCity(String city) { return city.matches("([a-zA-Z]+|[a-zA-Z]+\\s[a-zA-Z]+)"); } // end method validateCity // validate state public static boolean validateState(String state) { return state.matches("([a-zA-Z]+|[a-zA-Z]+\\s[a-zA-Z]+)"); } // end method validateState }