Groovy: Pattern Operator (~)

Pattern operator (~) provides simple way to create a java.util.regex.Pattern object.

HelloWorld.groovy

def pattern = ~'a*b'
def matcher = pattern.matcher("aaaab")

matcher.matches()

println "I found the text " + matcher.group()
println "Starting at index " + matcher.start()
println "Ending at index " + matcher.end()

Output

I found the text aaaab
Starting at index 0
Ending at index 5

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