// version 1.0.6 fun main(args: Array) { val s1 = "I am the original string" val r1 = Regex("^.*string$") if (s1.matches(r1)) println("`$s1` matches `$r1`") val r2 = Regex("original") val s3 = "replacement" val s2 = s1.replace(r2, s3) if (s2 != s1) println("`$s2` replaces `$r2` with `$s3`") }