//Sample18_31.java class Sample18_31{ public static void main(String[] args){ String regex = "abcd[^XYZ]e"; System.out.println(regex); System.out.println("----------"); String[] strs = { "abcde", "abcdXe", "abcd1e", "abcdYe", "abcdAe", "abcdXYZe" }; boolean boo; for(String str : strs){ boo = str.matches(regex); System.out.println(str + "\t" + boo); } } }