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From: Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at>
Subject: Re: Confusion about String.matches method
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laredotornado <laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote:
>> > String regEx = "^Starting at \\$32,000*$";
>> String regEx = "^Starting at \\$32,000\\*$";
>
> Is there a way I can match an arbitrary string without having to
> escape everything?

Yes:
  String text = "Starting at $32,000*";
  ...
  if ("Starting at $32,000*".equals(text)) {
    // ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-no special escapes needed here ;-)
  }

If all you want is an exact match, then regexes are nothing but a
nuissance for *that* task.