# Uses of Class
java.util.regex.Pattern

Packages that use Pattern
Package | Description
--- | ---
java.util | Contains the collections framework, some internationalization support classes, a service loader, properties, random number generation, string parsing and scanning classes, base64 encoding and decoding, a bit array, and several miscellaneous utility classes.
java.util.regex | Classes for matching character sequences against patterns specified by regular expressions.

## Uses of Pattern in java.util

Methods in java.util that return Pattern
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`Pattern` | Scanner.`delimiter()` | Returns the `Pattern` this `Scanner` is currently using to match delimiters.

Methods in java.util with parameters of type Pattern
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`Stream<MatchResult>` | Scanner.`findAll​(Pattern pattern)` | Returns a stream of match results from this scanner.
`String` | Scanner.`findInLine​(Pattern pattern)` | Attempts to find the next occurrence of the specified pattern ignoring delimiters.
`String` | Scanner.`findWithinHorizon​(Pattern pattern, int horizon)` | Attempts to find the next occurrence of the specified pattern.
`boolean` | Scanner.`hasNext​(Pattern pattern)` | Returns true if the next complete token matches the specified pattern.
`String` | Scanner.`next​(Pattern pattern)` | Returns the next token if it matches the specified pattern.
`Scanner` | Scanner.`skip​(Pattern pattern)` | Skips input that matches the specified pattern, ignoring delimiters.
`Scanner` | Scanner.`useDelimiter​(Pattern pattern)` | Sets this scanner's delimiting pattern to the specified pattern.

## Uses of Pattern in java.util.regex

Methods in java.util.regex that return Pattern
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`static Pattern` | Pattern.`compile​(String regex)` | Compiles the given regular expression into a pattern.
`static Pattern` | Pattern.`compile​(String regex, int flags)` | Compiles the given regular expression into a pattern with the given flags.
`Pattern` | Matcher.`pattern()` | Returns the pattern that is interpreted by this matcher.

Methods in java.util.regex with parameters of type Pattern
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`Matcher` | Matcher.`usePattern​(Pattern newPattern)` | Changes the `Pattern` that this `Matcher` uses to find matches with.