#Regex not working : "[a-z]".matches("f")

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jolly hazel
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This is bugging me out, why isn't "[a-z]".matches("f") working in java ?

sinful sorrelBOT
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The reason why "[a-z]".matches("f") is not working as expected is because the matches() method in Java checks if the entire string matches the given regular expression.

In your case, the regular expression "[a-z]" matches any lowercase letter from 'a' to 'z'. However, when you call matches("f"), it checks if the entire string "f" matches the regular expression, which it does not.

To make it work, you can modify your code as follows:

"[a-z]".matches("[a-z]") // returns true

This will check if the regular expression "[a-z]" matches any character in the range 'a' to 'z', which includes the single character "f".

cobalt knot
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wrong way round

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f.matches(regex)

jolly hazel
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ahhhh

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and loving chatgpt contradicting itself

random pivot
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bruh lmao