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Java Regular Expressions in Java

nazim khan
nazim khan
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Posted by nazim khan
nazim khan
1,409 Points

Im not getting the Expected result for my code

Hi I tried craig's code in Eclipse since workspace was not working Even if i enter 5 digit zip if condition is not satisfying... Need help to correct the code 

import java.io.Console;
//import java .util.Scanner;
import java.util.*;

public class Expression {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub

//Console console=System.console();
Scanner scanner=new Scanner(System.in);
String zipcode=scanner.next();


//System.out.println("Enter the zip cod\n");


if(zipcode.matches("//d{5}")){
System.out.printf("%s is a valid zipcode %n",zipcode);
}
else {
    System.out.printf("%s is not a valid zipcode %n",zipcode);
    System.out.println("Enter the prorper code");
}

    }

}

1 Answer

Craig Dennis
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Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher
Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

You accidentally are using forward slashes in your Regular Expression. You should use back slashes.

Hope it helps!