diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/string/ValidationRegexes.java b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/string/ValidationRegexes.java
index e11b3e9..5347384 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/string/ValidationRegexes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/string/ValidationRegexes.java
@@ -79,4 +79,6 @@ public class ValidationRegexes {
         return found;
     }
 
+    public static boolean validateRegexMatches(Pattern pattern, String s) { return pattern.matcher(s).matches(); }
+
 }