proguard.util
Class BasicMatcher

java.lang.Object
  proguard.util.BasicMatcher

All Implemented Interfaces:

StringMatcher

Direct Known Subclasses:

ClassNameMatcher, FileNameMatcher

public class BasicMatcher

extends Object

implements StringMatcher

This StringMatcher tests whether strings match a given regular expression. Supported wildcards are

• '?' for a single Java identifier character or other wildcard matching character,
• '*' for any number of Java identifier characters or other wildcard matching characters, and
• '**' for any number of Java identifier characters or extended wildcard matching characters,
• '%' for a single special wildcard matching character.

The sets of wildcard characters, extended wildcard characters, and special wildcard characters can be defined by the user.

Constructor Summary

BasicMatcher(String regularExpression)
Creates a new BasicMatcher without extra wildcard matching characters.

BasicMatcher(String regularExpression, char[] wildcardCharacters, char[] extendedWildcardCharacters, char[] specialWildcardCharacters)
Creates a new BasicMatcher.

Method Summary

static void	main(String[] args) A main method for testing string matching.
boolean	matches(String string) Checks whether the given string matches.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BasicMatcher

public BasicMatcher(String regularExpression)

Creates a new BasicMatcher without extra wildcard matching characters.

Parameters:

regularExpression - the regular expression against which strings will be matched.

BasicMatcher

public BasicMatcher(String regularExpression,
                    char[] wildcardCharacters,
                    char[] extendedWildcardCharacters,
                    char[] specialWildcardCharacters)

Creates a new BasicMatcher.

Parameters:

regularExpression - the regular expression against which strings will be matched.

wildcardCharacters - an optional extra list of wildcard matching characters.

Method Detail

matches

public boolean matches(String string)

Description copied from interface: StringMatcher

Checks whether the given string matches.

Specified by:

matches in interface StringMatcher

Parameters:

string - the string to match.

Returns:

a boolean indicating whether the string matches the criterion.

main

public static void main(String[] args)

A main method for testing string matching.