Exclusive and Inclusive compares when using quotes.

Compare.java

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

public class StringMatcher {

    public static List<String> matchInput(String input, List<String> stringList) {
        List<String> matches = new ArrayList<>();
        
        // Check if input is surrounded by quotes
        if (input.startsWith("\"") && input.endsWith("\"")) {
            // Remove the quotes and make case-insensitive comparison
            String exactMatch = input.substring(1, input.length() - 1).toLowerCase();
            for (String str : stringList) {
                if (str.equalsIgnoreCase(exactMatch)) {
                    matches.add(str);
                }
            }
        } else {
            // Search for strings containing the input (case-insensitive)
            String searchTerm = input.toLowerCase();
            for (String str : stringList) {
                if (str.toLowerCase().contains(searchTerm)) {
                    matches.add(str);
                }
            }
        }
        
        return matches;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Use Arrays.asList for compatibility with Java 8
        List<String> stringList = Arrays.asList("Dog", "Cat", "xxdogxx", "Fish", "bird");
        
        // Test with quoted input
        String inputQuoted = "\"dog\"";
        System.out.println("Matches for quoted input: " + matchInput(inputQuoted, stringList));

        // Test with unquoted input
        String inputUnquoted = "dog";
        System.out.println("Matches for unquoted input: " + matchInput(inputUnquoted, stringList));
    }
}