Kotlin solution to the Pattern match problem

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 abcde
 Output: 1
 ```
+## Kotlin Solution
+
+To compile the code run
+```java
+kotlinc PatternMatcherKotlin.kt
+```
+To run
+```java
+kotlin PatternMatcherKotlin
+```
+### Example
+```bash
+/perlweeklychallenge-club/challenge-099/ziameraj16/kotlin$ kotlin PatternMatcherKotlin
+Enter regex pattern
+a.*e
+Enter string to match
+abcde
+Output: 1
+```
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+import java.util.*
+import java.util.regex.Pattern
+
+object PatternMatcherKotlin {
+    @JvmStatic
+    fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+        val scanner = Scanner(System.`in`)
+        println("Enter regex pattern")
+        val pattern = scanner.nextLine()
+        println("Enter string to match")
+        val str = scanner.nextLine()
+        println("Output: " + patternMatch(str, pattern))
+    }
+
+    fun patternMatch(str: String?, pattern: String?): Int {
+        return if (Pattern.matches(pattern, str)) 1 else 0
+    }
+}