Java String Match Count countMatches(String reference, String query)

Description

count Matches

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
reference	a parameter
query	a parameter

Return

the number of query strings found in the reference

Declaration

public static int countMatches(String reference, String query) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * 
     * @param reference
     * @param query
     * @return the number of query strings found in the reference
     */
    public static int countMatches(String reference, String query) {
        int count = reference.length() - reference.replaceAll(query, "").length();
        return count;
    }
}

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