Java Matcher reset() Method

❮ RegEx Methods

import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("w3schools", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher("Visit W3Schools!");
    System.out.println(matcher.find());
    System.out.println(matcher.find());
    matcher.reset();
    System.out.println(matcher.find());
  }
}

Definition and Usage

The reset() method resets a matcher, so the next search starts from the beginning of the text again.

In the example, the first find() finds W3Schools. The second find() finds nothing, because there are no more matches. After reset(), find() finds W3Schools again.

Tip: Use reset(input) to search a new text with the same matcher.

Syntax

One of the following:

public Matcher reset()

public Matcher reset(CharSequence input)

Parameter Values

Technical Details

Related Pages

Java RegEx Tutorial