//Sample18_27.java import java.util.regex.Pattern; import java.util.regex.Matcher; class Sample18_27{ public static void main(String[] args){ String regex = "(abc.*|xyz)"; System.out.println(regex); System.out.println("----------"); String[] strs = { "abc", "abcdefg", "dxyzabcfg", "xyz", "xyz1" }; boolean boo; for(String str : strs){ boo = str.matches(regex); System.out.println(str + "\t" + boo); } } }