How to use matches method with password validation in Java

Question

I am supposed to create a method in a different class that takes a string input and: "validate that a String represents 8 symbols, including letters (upper and lower case), numbers, and special symbols like #$&_."

This is my code so far.

public static boolean validSSN(String SSN)
{
    int length = SSN.length();
    boolean flag = false;
    if(length == 11)
    {
        if(SSN.matches("^\\d{3}[-]{1}\\d{2}[-]{1}\\d{4}")) flag = true;
    }
    return flag;
}

At first glance 'validate String represents 8 symbols' and you have length == 11 ??? Then just play with regexp, you are here to learn you seem on the right track — PilouPili, Oct 16 '18 at 09:35
Note 1: `flag = false; if (condition) flag = true;` is better represented by just `flag = condition;` (where condition is any expression resulting in a boolean) — user85421, Oct 16 '18 at 09:46
@CarlosHeuberger then " return condition;" would be even better — Stultuske, Oct 16 '18 at 09:48
Note 2: `length == 11` if you want 8 characters (assuming that is meant by symbols) doesn't make sense — user85421, Oct 16 '18 at 09:48
@Stultuske one step a time... [:-) and similar valid for variable `length` — user85421, Oct 16 '18 at 09:48
Note 3: your regex does not resemble the specification in any way, is more like you got a code for checking something else (SSN `"ddd-dd-dddd"`), and `"[-]{1}"` is confusing (any character from the char set composed of just a minus, exactly one time? - the same as just `"-"` ) — user85421, Oct 16 '18 at 09:54
Welcome to Stack Overflow! Other users marked your question for low quality and need for improvement. I re-worded/formatted your input to make it easier to read/understand. Please review my changes to ensure they reflect your intentions. But I think your question is still not answerable. **You** should [edit] your question now, to add missing details (see [mcve] ). Feel free to drop me a comment in case you have further questions or feedback for me. — GhostCat, Oct 16 '18 at 11:10
Seems similar: https://stackoverflow.com/a/3802238/7339164 Try to use expression from there. — freeone31, Oct 16 '18 at 11:15

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 16 '18 at 09:34

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I may have found my solution to be:

if(pass.matches("^[A-Z|a-z|0-9|#|$|&|_]{8}")) flag =true;

instead of

if(SSN.matches("^\\d{3}[-]{1}\\d{2}[-]{1}\\d{4}")) flag = true;

answered Oct 16 '18 at 09:34

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You have no pass variable in your code, how do you think calling 'matches' on a non-existent variable will solve your problem? – Stultuske Oct 16 '18 at 09:37
Also,the OP ask a question without detail information and then answer it himself,I think both the answer and the question need to be deleted – lucumt Oct 16 '18 at 09:39
And also the `|` symbol is not used in these `[]` brackets as **or** meaning. – Azhy Oct 16 '18 at 09:43
Try this instead `^[\w\d\&\$\#]{8}$`. – Azhy Oct 16 '18 at 09:45
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If I understood the assignment right, it requires that letters AND digits AND spec chars should be present in the password, all of them, not just any of them. – m. vokhm Oct 16 '18 at 09:50
better include the method as whole in this case... because of `SSN`/`pass` and with `length == 11` the above regex will never match (needs 8 characters). – user85421 Oct 16 '18 at 09:59
by include I mean in the post, and BTW, there should be no `|` inside `[]` unless you want to match the specific character `'|'`. Inside of `[]` there is an *implicit* OR. Example `"[a-z0-9#]"` will match a lowercase character OR a digit OR a `#` – user85421 Oct 16 '18 at 10:01

How to use matches method with password validation in Java

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