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Thread: Help on a HW assignment if password is valid or invalid?

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    Default Help on a HW assignment if password is valid or invalid?

    i don't know why i can't understand how to write some code. maybe it's because it's been a yr since i took my last java class, but i am having trouble in coding this HW.
    this is our given code :
    public class Lab5 {
      public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Prompt the user to enter a password
        java.util.Scanner input = new java.util.Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.print("Enter a string for password: ");
        String s = input.nextLine();
     
        if (isValidPassword(s)) {
          System.out.println("Valid password");
        }
        else {
          System.out.println("Invalid password");
        }
      }
     
      /** Check if a string is a valid password */
      public static boolean isValidPassword(String s) {
       }
    }

    we do not have to change anything in the main method, we are suppose to only write code in the isValidPassword method. the requirements are:
    • A password must starts with a letter.
    • A password consists of only letters and digits. - this i think i need a for loop
    • A password must have at least six characters.

    any help is appreciated, thanks


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    Default Re: Help on a HW assignment if password is valid or invalid?

    This reeks of regular expressions. Please excuse the negative connotation. Just waiting for a guy to swing in from a rope a type in the regex that you need.

    RegEx Resources:
    Cheat Sheet
    Java API regex package
    Regexpal: Realtime Regex tester

    Hope this helps, Good luck
    Last edited by JJeng; March 9th, 2011 at 10:20 PM. Reason: Spelling fail

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