Java SE 14 (March 2020) introduced a limited form of pattern matching as a preview feature, which becomes a permanent feature in Java SE 16 (March 2021). The first phase of pattern matching is ...

Pattern matching is the process of searching text to identify matches, or strings that match a regex’s pattern. Java supports pattern matching via its Regex API.

JEP 441, Pattern Matching for the switch, is completed in JDK 21, following four previews in JDKs 17-20 (JEPs 406, 420, 427, 433). It finalizes the feature, addressing feedback from previews, and enha ...

Java 23 extends import and patterns, but dispenses with string templates In addition to enhanced preview features such as the Class-File API, the JDK brings innovations in pattern matching and ...