org.openksavi.sponge.util

Interface PatternMatcher

public interface PatternMatcher

The pattern matcher.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Pattern	getPattern(String pattern) Returns the pattern for its string representation.
boolean	matches(String pattern, String text) Returns true if the text matches the pattern.
boolean	matchesAny(List<String> patterns, String text) Returns true if the text matches any of the patterns.
void	validatePattern(String pattern) Validates the pattern.

Method Detail

validatePattern

void validatePattern(String pattern)

Validates the pattern. Throws an exception if the pattern is invalid.

Parameters:

pattern - the string representation of the pattern.

getPattern

Pattern getPattern(String pattern)

Returns the pattern for its string representation.

Parameters:

pattern - the string representation of the pattern.

Returns:

the pattern.

matches

boolean matches(String pattern,
                String text)

Returns true if the text matches the pattern.

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern.

text - the text.

Returns:

true if the text matches the pattern.

matchesAny

boolean matchesAny(List<String> patterns,
                   String text)

Returns true if the text matches any of the patterns.

Parameters:

patterns - the patterns.

text - the text.

Returns:

true if the text matches any of the patterns.