--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/regex/Pattern.java	2018-04-09 01:56:44.064798201 -0700
+++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/regex/Pattern.java	2018-04-09 01:56:43.787772694 -0700
@@ -5819,6 +5819,26 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Creates a predicate that tests if a given input string argument, 
+     * an input sequence, matches this pattern.
+     *
+     * @apiNote
+     * This method creates a predicate that behaves as if it creates a matcher
+     * from the input sequence and then calls {@code matches}, for example a
+     * predicate of the form:
+     * <pre>{@code
+     *   s -> matcher(s).matches();
+     * }</pre>
+     *
+     * @return  The predicate which can be used for matching an input string
+     * against this pattern.
+     * @since   11
+     * @see Matcher#matches
+     */
+    public Predicate<String> asMatchPredicate() {
+        return s -> matcher(s).matches();
+    }
+    /**
      * Creates a stream from the given input sequence around matches of this
      * pattern.
      *