Why is String.matches returning false in Java?

Question

if(\"test%$@*)$(%\".matches(\"[^a-zA-Z\\\\.]\"))
    System.exit(0);

if(\"te/st.txt\".matches(\"[^a-zA-Z\\\\.]\"))
    System.exit(0);

The program

Answer 1

You obtain always false because the matches() method return true only when the pattern matches the full string.