WildCard Characters

Hello,
I have a list of file names in a String array. Now I want to extract all the files using a wild card character.
For example if i say p* then all the files starting with the character should be brought and so on.
Thanks.
Reg,
suri

Hello,
I have a list of file names in a String array. Now
w I want to extract all the files using a wild card
character.
For example if i say p* then all the files starting
with the character should be brought and so on.
Thanks.
Reg,
suriUse regular expressions(regex'es,regexp's). There are available some 3-d party high quality free regex libraries. Ask google for 'java regex'.
Regards

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