org.radeox.regex

Class Matcher

java.lang.Object

org.radeox.regex.Matcher

Direct Known Subclasses:

JdkMatcher

public abstract class Matcher
extends Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Matcher()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract boolean	contains() Test if a regular expression matches parts of the input
static Matcher	create(String input, Pattern pattern) Create a new matcher object, depending on the implementation
abstract boolean	matches() Test if a regular expression matches the complete input
abstract String	substitute(String substitution) Replace all matches in the input with a string substitution.
abstract String	substitute(Substitution substitution) Replace all matches in the input with a substitution.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Matcher

public Matcher()

Method Detail

create

public static Matcher create(String input,
                             Pattern pattern)

Create a new matcher object, depending on the implementation

Parameters:

input - Input to match regular expressions agains

pattern - Regular expression pattern

Returns:

A Matcher implementation

substitute

public abstract String substitute(Substitution substitution)

Replace all matches in the input with a substitution. For every match substition.handleMatch is called.

Parameters:

substitution - Code which handles every substitution

Returns:

String with all matches substituted

substitute

public abstract String substitute(String substitution)

Replace all matches in the input with a string substitution.

Parameters:

substitution - String to replace all matches

Returns:

String with all matches substituted

matches

public abstract boolean matches()

Test if a regular expression matches the complete input

Returns:

True if the regex matches the complete input

contains

public abstract boolean contains()

Test if a regular expression matches parts of the input

Returns:

True if the regex matches a part of the input