Package org.exolab.castor.util

Interface RegExpEvaluator

All Known Implementing Classes:
AlwaysTrueRegExpEvaluator, JakartaOroEvaluator, JakartaRegExpEvaluator, SunRegExpEvaluator, XercesRegExpEvaluator
public interface RegExpEvaluator
A simple interface for evaluating Regular expressions.
Version:
$Revision: 7292 $ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $
Author:
Keith Visco

  • Method Details

    • matches

      boolean matches(String value)
      Returns true if the given String matches the regular expression of this RegExpEvaluator.
      Parameters:
      value - the String to check the production of
      Returns:
      true if the given string matches the regular expression of this RegExpEvaluator
      See Also:

    • setExpression

      void setExpression(String rexpr)
      Sets the regular expression to match against during a call to matches(java.lang.String).
      Parameters:
      rexpr - the regular expression