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Asked: 2026-06-14T01:23:42+00:00

I’m trying to make a simple regex pattern work using java. I need to

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I’m trying to make a simple regex pattern work using java. I need to recognize any uppercase word ending with trailing asterisk with a sentence. From the following example :

Test ABC*  array


I need to identify “ABC*” or to be precise, any word with upper-casing ending with an asterisk. I tried the following pattern matching with my limited regex knowledge, but it hasn’t worked out so far.

String text = "Test ABC*  array";
Matcher m = Pattern.compile("\b[A-Z]+[*]?\b").matcher(text);


Any pointers will be appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    the problem is that you don’t have a word boundary at the end after the star. So try this

    Matcher m = Pattern.compile("\\b[A-Z]+\\*\\B").matcher(text);

    \B is not a word boundary, so this is exactly what you get between the * and a whitespace.

    See it here on Regexr

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