org.apache.ivy.plugins.matcher

Interface PatternMatcher

public interface PatternMatcher

Interface for a pattern matcher.

The pattern matcher is the main abstraction regarding the matching of an expression. Implementation may vary depending on the expression syntax handling that is desired.

Field Summary
static String	ANY_EXPRESSION Any expression string: '*'
static String	EXACT 'exact' pattern matcher name
static String	EXACT_OR_REGEXP pattern matcher name 'exactOrRegexp'
static String	GLOB pattern matcher 'glob'
static String	REGEXP pattern matcher name 'regexp'

Method Summary
Matcher	getMatcher(String expression) Return the matcher for the given expression.
String	getName() return the name of this pattern matcher

Field Detail

ANY_EXPRESSION

public static final String ANY_EXPRESSION

Any expression string: '*'

EXACT

public static final String EXACT

'exact' pattern matcher name

EXACT_OR_REGEXP

public static final String EXACT_OR_REGEXP

pattern matcher name 'exactOrRegexp'

GLOB

public static final String GLOB

pattern matcher 'glob'

REGEXP

public static final String REGEXP

pattern matcher name 'regexp'

Method Detail

getMatcher

public Matcher getMatcher(String expression)

Return the matcher for the given expression.

Parameters: expression the expression to be matched. Cannot be null ?

Returns: the matcher instance for the given expression. Never null.

getName

public String getName()

return the name of this pattern matcher

Returns: the name of this pattern matcher. Never null.

See Also: EXACT REGEXP GLOB EXACT_OR_REGEXP