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    public static boolean contains(String string, String pattern) {

        if (string == null || pattern == null) {
            return false;
        }
        return match(string, pattern, 0, 0);
    }

    private static boolean match(String string, String pattern, int stringIndex, int patternIndex) {
        int sLength = string.length();
        int pLength = pattern.length();

        while (stringIndex < sLength && patternIndex < pLength) {
            char sChar = string.charAt(stringIndex);
            char pChar = pattern.charAt(patternIndex);

            if (pChar == '\\') {
                // Check for escaped *
                if (patternIndex + 1 < pLength && pattern.charAt(patternIndex + 1) == '*') {
                    if (match(string, pattern, stringIndex, patternIndex + 2)) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                // If backslash is followed by a non-escaped character, treat it as a regular character
                patternIndex++;
            } else if (pChar == '*') {
                // Handle the wildcard by trying to match 0 or more characters in the string.
                for (int i = stringIndex; i <= sLength; i++) {
                    if (match(string, pattern, i, patternIndex + 1)) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
            } else if (sChar != pChar) {
                return false;
            }

            stringIndex++;
            patternIndex++;
        }

        // If we have reached the end of both string and pattern, it's a match.
        return stringIndex == sLength && patternIndex == pLength;
    }