org.ujac.util.text
Class SimplePatternMatcher

java.lang.Object
  org.ujac.util.text.SimplePatternMatcher

All Implemented Interfaces:

PatternMatcher

public class SimplePatternMatcher
extends Object
implements PatternMatcher

Name: SimplePatternMatcher
Description: A simple pattern matcher implementation.
This implementation allows patterns, beginning with a wildcard ('*'), ends with a wildcard or both of each.
In case no wild card is defined, tested texts have to exactly match the pattern.

Author:

lauerc

Nested Class Summary

class

SimplePatternMatcher.PatternDefinition Name: PatternDefinition Description: Defines a pattern.

Field Summary

static int	MODE_ENDS_WITH Constant for exact match mode.
static int	MODE_EXACT Constant for exact match mode.
static int	MODE_INBETWEEN Constant for exact match mode.
static int	MODE_STARTS_WITH Constant for exact match mode.

Constructor Summary

SimplePatternMatcher(String pattern)
Constructs a PatternMatcher instance with specific attributes.

Method Summary

boolean

matches(String text) Test whether the given text matches the pattern.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MODE_EXACT

public static final int MODE_EXACT

Constant for exact match mode.

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Constant Field Values

MODE_ENDS_WITH

public static final int MODE_ENDS_WITH

Constant for exact match mode.

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Constant Field Values

MODE_STARTS_WITH

public static final int MODE_STARTS_WITH

Constant for exact match mode.

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Constant Field Values

MODE_INBETWEEN

public static final int MODE_INBETWEEN

Constant for exact match mode.

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Constructor Detail

SimplePatternMatcher

public SimplePatternMatcher(String pattern)

Constructs a PatternMatcher instance with specific attributes.

Parameters:

pattern - The pattern to match.

Method Detail

matches

public boolean matches(String text)

Test whether the given text matches the pattern.

Specified by:

matches in interface PatternMatcher

Parameters:

text - The text to test.

Returns:

true if the text matches the pattern, else false.