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package org.apache.tools.ant.util.regexp;
import java.util.Vector;
import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
Interface describing a regular expression matcher.
/**
* Interface describing a regular expression matcher.
*
*/
public interface RegexpMatcher {
Default Mask (case insensitive, neither multiline nor
singleline specified).
/***
* Default Mask (case insensitive, neither multiline nor
* singleline specified).
*/
int MATCH_DEFAULT = 0x00000000;
Perform a case insensitive match
/***
* Perform a case insensitive match
*/
int MATCH_CASE_INSENSITIVE = 0x00000100;
Treat the input as a multiline input
/***
* Treat the input as a multiline input
*/
int MATCH_MULTILINE = 0x00001000;
Treat the input as singleline input ('.' matches newline)
/***
* Treat the input as singleline input ('.' matches newline)
*/
int MATCH_SINGLELINE = 0x00010000;
Set the regexp pattern from the String description.
Params: - pattern – the pattern to match
Throws: - BuildException – on error
/**
* Set the regexp pattern from the String description.
* @param pattern the pattern to match
* @throws BuildException on error
*/
void setPattern(String pattern) throws BuildException;
Get a String representation of the regexp pattern
Throws: - BuildException – on error
Returns: the pattern
/**
* Get a String representation of the regexp pattern
* @return the pattern
* @throws BuildException on error
*/
String getPattern() throws BuildException;
Does the given argument match the pattern?
Params: - argument – the string to match against
Throws: - BuildException – on error
Returns: true if the pattern matches
/**
* Does the given argument match the pattern?
* @param argument the string to match against
* @return true if the pattern matches
* @throws BuildException on error
*/
boolean matches(String argument) throws BuildException;
Returns a Vector of matched groups found in the argument
using default options.
Group 0 will be the full match, the rest are the
parenthesized subexpressions
.
Params: - argument – the string to match against
Throws: - BuildException – on error
Returns: the vector of groups
/**
* Returns a Vector of matched groups found in the argument
* using default options.
*
* <p>Group 0 will be the full match, the rest are the
* parenthesized subexpressions</p>.
*
* @param argument the string to match against
* @return the vector of groups
* @throws BuildException on error
*/
Vector<String> getGroups(String argument) throws BuildException;
Does this regular expression match the input, given
certain options
Params: - input – The string to check for a match
- options – The list of options for the match. See the
MATCH_ constants above.
Throws: - BuildException – on error
Returns: true if the pattern matches
/***
* Does this regular expression match the input, given
* certain options
* @param input The string to check for a match
* @param options The list of options for the match. See the
* MATCH_ constants above.
* @return true if the pattern matches
* @throws BuildException on error
*/
boolean matches(String input, int options) throws BuildException;
Get the match groups from this regular expression. The return
type of the elements is always String.
Params: - input – The string to check for a match
- options – The list of options for the match. See the
MATCH_ constants above.
Throws: - BuildException – on error
Returns: the vector of groups
/***
* Get the match groups from this regular expression. The return
* type of the elements is always String.
* @param input The string to check for a match
* @param options The list of options for the match. See the
* MATCH_ constants above.
* @return the vector of groups
* @throws BuildException on error
*/
Vector<String> getGroups(String input, int options) throws BuildException;
}