Matcher hitEnd() method in Java with Examples

Last Updated : 27 Nov, 2018

The hitEnd() method of Matcher Class is used to check if this the matching of the pattern on this matcher has stopped or not. The matching ends when no more matched group is found in the matcher. This method returns a boolean value stating the same. Syntax:

public boolean hitEnd()

Parameters: This method takes no parameters. Return Value: This method returns a boolean value stating whether this matcher has finished matching or not. Below examples illustrate the Matcher.hitEnd() method: Example 1:

Java

// Java code to illustrate hitEnd() method

import java.util.regex.*;

public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // Get the regex to be checked
        String regex = "(Geeks)";

        // Create a pattern from regex
        Pattern pattern
            = Pattern.compile(regex);

        // Get the String to be matched
        String stringToBeMatched
            = "GeeksForGeeks Geeks for For Geeks Geek";

        // Create a matcher for the input String
        Matcher matcher
            = pattern.matcher(stringToBeMatched);

        while (matcher.find()) {

            System.out.println("Group matched: "
                               + matcher.group());

            // Check if the matching has ended
            // using hitEnd() method
            System.out.println("Has matching hit end: "
                               + matcher.hitEnd());
        }

        // Check if the matching has ended
        // using hitEnd() method
        System.out.println("Has matching hit end: "
                           + matcher.hitEnd());
    }
}

Output:

Group matched: Geeks
Has matching hit end: false
Group matched: Geeks
Has matching hit end: false
Group matched: Geeks
Has matching hit end: false
Group matched: Geeks
Has matching hit end: false
Has matching hit end: true

Example 2:

Java

// Java code to illustrate hitEnd() method

import java.util.regex.*;

public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // Get the regex to be checked
        String regex = "(GFG)";

        // Create a pattern from regex
        Pattern pattern
            = Pattern.compile(regex);

        // Get the String to be matched
        String stringToBeMatched
            = "GFGFGFGFGFGFGFGFGFG FGF GFG GFG FGF";

        // Create a matcher for the input String
        Matcher matcher
            = pattern.matcher(stringToBeMatched);

        while (matcher.find()) {

            System.out.println("Group matched: "
                               + matcher.group());

            // Check if the matching has ended
            // using hitEnd() method
            System.out.println("Has matching hit end: "
                               + matcher.hitEnd());
        }

        // Check if the matching has ended
        // using hitEnd() method
        System.out.println("Has matching hit end: "
                           + matcher.hitEnd());
    }
}

Output:

Group matched: GFG
Has matching hit end: false
Group matched: GFG
Has matching hit end: false
Group matched: GFG
Has matching hit end: false
Group matched: GFG
Has matching hit end: false
Group matched: GFG
Has matching hit end: false
Group matched: GFG
Has matching hit end: false
Group matched: GFG
Has matching hit end: false
Has matching hit end: true

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/util/regex/Matcher.html#hitEnd--