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 Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    matches(String value)
    Returns true if the given String matches the regular expression of this RegExpEvaluator.
    void
    setExpression(String rexpr)
    Sets the regular expression to match against during a call to matches(String).

  • 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(String).
      Parameters:
      rexpr - the regular expression