Java - Write code to Return true if the passed string matches any of the passed patterns.

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Write code to Return true if the passed string matches any of the passed patterns.

Demo

//package com.book2s;

import java.util.*;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) {
        String target = "book2s.com";
        Collection filters = java.util.Arrays.asList("asdf", "book2s.com");
        System.out.println(anyMatches(target, filters));
    }/*  ww w . j a v a  2s.co m*/

    /**
     * Returns true if the passed string matches any of the passed patterns.
     * False if it does not.
     * @param target
     * @param filters
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean anyMatches(String target,
            Collection<Pattern> filters) {
        if (target == null || filters == null || filters.size() < 1)
            return false;
        for (Pattern p : filters) {
            Matcher m = p.matcher(target);
            if (m.matches())
                return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
}