//Sample18_30.java class Sample18_30{ public static void main(String[] args){ String regex = "abcd[XYZ]*e"; System.out.println(regex); System.out.println("----------"); String[] strs = { "abcde", "abcdXYZe", "abcdZZZZe", "abcdYZZYYYZe", "abcdXXXXYe", "abcdXYZe", "abcdXaZe" }; boolean boo; for(String str : strs){ boo = str.matches(regex); System.out.println(str + "\t" + boo); } } }