Java String contain any character from a set of characters
public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { String str = "demo2s.com"; char[] searchChars = new char[] { 'd', 'e'}; System.out.println(containsAny(str, searchChars)); }//from ww w .j a v a2 s . c o m /** * <p>Checks if the String contains any character in the given * set of characters.</p> * * <p>A <code>null</code> String will return <code>false</code>. * A <code>null</code> or zero length search array will return <code>false</code>.</p> * * <pre> * containsAny(null, *) = false * containsAny("", *) = false * containsAny(*, null) = false * containsAny(*, []) = false * containsAny("zzabyycdxx",['z','a']) = true * containsAny("zzabyycdxx",['b','y']) = true * containsAny("aba", ['z']) = false * </pre> * * @param str the String to check, may be null * @param searchChars the chars to search for, may be null * @return the <code>true</code> if any of the chars are found, * <code>false</code> if no match or null input * @since 2.4 */ public static boolean containsAny(String str, char[] searchChars) { if (str == null || str.length() == 0 || searchChars == null || searchChars.length == 0) { return false; } for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) { char ch = str.charAt(i); for (int j = 0; j < searchChars.length; j++) { if (searchChars[j] == ch) { return true; } } } return false; } /** * <p> * Checks if the String contains any character in the given set of characters. * </p> * * <p> * A <code>null</code> String will return <code>false</code>. A <code>null</code> search string will return * <code>false</code>. * </p> * * <pre> * containsAny(null, *) = false * containsAny("", *) = false * containsAny(*, null) = false * containsAny(*, "") = false * containsAny("zzabyycdxx", "za") = true * containsAny("zzabyycdxx", "by") = true * containsAny("aba","z") = false * </pre> * * @param str * the String to check, may be null * @param searchChars * the chars to search for, may be null * @return the <code>true</code> if any of the chars are found, <code>false</code> if no match or null input * @since 2.4 */ public static boolean containsAny(String str, String searchChars) { if (searchChars == null) { return false; } return containsAny(str, searchChars.toCharArray()); } } /* * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */