I browsed the java 1.4 API and java.lang.String have a matches() method there. Why is it that I can't use it with the blackberry JDE? Are there performance issues regarding this?

I trie to use the StringPattern class but as of this moment I am still very confused on how to use it. I'm trying to follow this example. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

BTW, I am using the following methods as of this moment...

 
startsWith = contactName.startsWith(searchParameter);
endsWith = contactName.endsWith(searchParameter);          
inBetween = contactName.indexOf(searchParameter) > 0;

if (startsWith || endsWith || inBetween){
    v.addElement(contact);
}

problem is that it's case sensitive... 

shame on me. There's a toUpper() method for String. Hahaha! 

same reason why we have the .NET compact framework which is a stripped down version of the big .NET framework for small devices