org.eclipse.dstore.core.util
Class Pattern

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.dstore.core.util.Pattern

public class Pattern

extends Object

This class is used to define a wildcard string pattern. Strings can be compared against a pattern to determine whether they match or not.

Constructor Summary

Pattern(String pattern, ArrayList matchSchema)
Constructor

Method Summary

String	getSubMatch(String attribute) Returns a submatch
ArrayList	getSubMatches() Returns a list of submatches
boolean	matches(String compareStr) Checks whther a compare string matches the pattern

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Pattern

public Pattern(String pattern,
               ArrayList matchSchema)

Constructor

Parameters:

pattern - a wildcard string

matchSchema -

Method Detail

getSubMatches

public ArrayList getSubMatches()

Returns a list of submatches

Returns:

a list of submatches

getSubMatch

public String getSubMatch(String attribute)

Returns a submatch

Parameters:

attribute - an attribute to match

Returns:

a submatch

matches

public boolean matches(String compareStr)

Checks whther a compare string matches the pattern

Parameters:

compareStr - to string to compare

Returns:

true if there is a match