package com.zetcode;

import java.util.Arrays;

import java.util.List;

import java.util.regex.Matcher;

import java.util.regex.Pattern;

// Anchors match positions of characters inside a given text.

public class JavaRegexAnchor {

public static void main(String[] args) {

List<String> sentences = Arrays.asList("I am looking for Jane.",

"Jane was walking along the rive.",

"Kate and Jane are close friends.");

Pattern p = Pattern.compile("^Jane");

for (String word : sentences) {

Matcher m = p.matcher(word);

if (m.find()) {

System.out.printf("%s matches%n", word);

} else {

System.out.printf("%s does not match%n", word);

}

}

}

}