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Asked: May 17, 20262026-05-17T02:57:42+00:00 2026-05-17T02:57:42+00:00

What is the regular expression for . and .. ? if(key.matches(.)) { do something

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What is the regular expression for . and .. ?

if(key.matches(".")) {

do something 

}

The matches accepts String which asks for regular expression. Now i need to remove all DOT’s inside my MAP.

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    2026-05-17T02:57:43+00:00Added an answer on May 17, 2026 at 2:57 am

    . matches any character so needs escaping i.e. \., or \\. within a Java string (because \ itself has special meaning within Java strings.)

    You can then use \.\. or \.{2} to match exactly 2 dots.

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