problem in util.Scanner class

[Joseph D. Darcy]

Florian Weimer wrote:
> * sagar priyadarshi:
>
>   
>> But when I use the same method findInLine() with an argument "." ie
>> findInLine(".") the output which I get is the whole line itself even when
>> the line of text does not contain a dot (.)
>>     
>
> The findInline(String) methods takes a regular expression argument,
> not a string argument.  You have to write findInLine("\\."), or use
> Pattern.quote(String).
>
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-Joe