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1. how to check whether the given input field is String or not in java    stackoverflow.com

i have a field called City , this should accepts only Characters but not special characters or numbers can any one help with regix logic thanks in advance thanks Sunny Mate

2. regex expression - specifying number of repeated character value in a string    stackoverflow.com

how can i check for a pattern occuring a certain number of times? eg:

4444444 => return 4

4444332 => return 4

4444431 => return 4

4443333 => return 0

4243424 => return ?

3. Java regex: Symbol for any number of any characters?    stackoverflow.com

I'm wondering is there a symbol for any number (including zero) of any characters

4. Regular expression to check for specific special characters (any repitition) and 0 to 9 numbers    coderanch.com

Am unable to create the Regular expression to check for specific special characters (any repitition) and 0 to 9 numbers with a total of 15 characters! Checking number of digits occurring specific number of times is as simple as \d{m,n} and check for any number of occurrences of specific special characters such as '-', ' ', '(', ')' by creating a ...