/** * @author lautturi.com * Java example: Java regex for car plates */ import java.util.*; import java.util.regex.*; public class Lautturi { public static void main(String[] args) { String carPlate = "B001OK"; String carPlateRegex = "[ABEKMHOPCTYX]{1}[0-9]{3}[ABEKMHOPCTYX]{2}"; Pattern p = Pattern.compile(carPlateRegex); Matcher m = p.matcher(carPlate); Boolean b = m.matches(); if(b) { System.out.println("car plate"); } } }