1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Mammoth/Couscous/java/util/regex/Pattern.cs b/Mammoth/Couscous/java/util/regex/Pattern.cs
index 42277ae..64ccc37 100644
--- a/Mammoth/Couscous/java/util/regex/Pattern.cs
+++ b/Mammoth/Couscous/java/util/regex/Pattern.cs
@@ -5,19 +5,23 @@ namespace Mammoth.Couscous.java.util.regex {
         internal static Pattern compile(string pattern) {
             return new Pattern(pattern, new Regex(pattern));
         }
-        
+
+        internal static bool matches(string regex, string input) {
+            return Regex.IsMatch(input, regex);
+        }
+
         private readonly string _pattern;
         private readonly Regex _regex;
-        
+
         internal Pattern(string pattern, Regex regex) {
             _pattern = pattern;
             _regex = regex;
         }
-        
+
         internal string pattern() {
             return _pattern;
         }
-        
+
         internal Matcher matcher(string value) {
             return new Matcher(_regex, value);
         }