Why does Java regex “matches” vs “find” get a different match when using non-greedy pattern?

Question

So I ran into a bug caused by expecting the matches() method to find exactly the same match as using find(). Normally this is the case, but it appears that if a non-greedy p

Answer 1

This makes perfect sense.

The matches(...) method must attempt to consume the whole string, so it does, even with a non-greedy pattern.

The find(...) method may find a substring, so it stops at the point if finds any matching substring.