Groovy 2.0 adds the matchesPartially()
method to the Matcher
class. This method returns true if a String value matches the pattern or if it matches the first part of the pattern. So with the matchesPartially()
we get the result true
if a String value or a longer String value matches the pattern.
def identification = /[A-Z]{2}\-\d{3,5}/ def matcher = 'AB-1234' =~ identification assert matcher.matchesPartially() matcher = 'XY-90' =~ identification assert matcher.matchesPartially() matcher = 'HA' =~ identification assert matcher.matchesPartially() matcher = 'A-431' =~ identification assert !matcher.matchesPartially() matcher = 'YK-901201' =~ identification assert !matcher.matchesPartially()