Finding Duplicate Words
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[edit] Overview - Finding Duplicate Words
This Java example programdemonstrate how to find duplicate words.
[edit] Java Source Code
- Package: example.validation
- File: MatchDuplicateWords.java
package example.validation; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException; public class MatchDuplicateWords { public static void main(String args[]) { hasDuplicate("pizza pizza"); hasDuplicate("Faster pussycat kill kill"); hasDuplicate("The mayor of of simpleton"); hasDuplicate("Never Never Never Never Never"); hasDuplicate("222 2222"); hasDuplicate("sara sarah"); hasDuplicate("Faster pussycat kill, kill"); hasDuplicate(". ."); } public static boolean hasDuplicate(String phrase) { boolean retval = false; String duplicatePattern = "\\b(\\w+) \\1\\b"; Pattern p = null; try { p = Pattern.compile(duplicatePattern); } catch (PatternSyntaxException pex) { pex.printStackTrace(); System.exit(0); } int matches = 0; Matcher m = p.matcher(phrase); String val = null; while (m.find()) { retval = true; val = ":" + m.group() + ":"; System.out.println(val); matches++; } String msg = " NO MATCH: pattern:" + phrase + "\r\n regex: " + duplicatePattern; if (retval) { msg = " MATCH : pattern:" + phrase + "\r\n regex: " + duplicatePattern; } System.out.println(msg + "\r\n"); return retval; } }
[edit] What Result You Can Get
Run the program, you will get:
:pizza pizza:
MATCH : pattern:pizza pizza
regex: \b(\w+) \1\b
:kill kill:
MATCH : pattern:Faster pussycat kill kill
regex: \b(\w+) \1\b
:of of:
MATCH : pattern:The mayor of of simpleton
regex: \b(\w+) \1\b
:Never Never:
:Never Never:
MATCH : pattern:Never Never Never Never Never
regex: \b(\w+) \1\b
NO MATCH: pattern:222 2222
regex: \b(\w+) \1\b
NO MATCH: pattern:sara sarah
regex: \b(\w+) \1\b
NO MATCH: pattern:Faster pussycat kill, kill
regex: \b(\w+) \1\b
NO MATCH: pattern:. .
regex: \b(\w+) \1\b
[edit] Required External Libraries and/or Files for this Java Example
Need nothing.
[edit] How to Run this Java Example Program
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[edit] Question & Answer
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