org.jacorb.notification.util
Class PatternWrapper

java.lang.Object
  org.jacorb.notification.util.PatternWrapper

Direct Known Subclasses:

JDK14PatternWrapper

public abstract class PatternWrapper
extends java.lang.Object

This is a Wrapper around a PatternMatcher.

Version:

$Id: PatternWrapper.java,v 1.13 2006/11/24 14:14:48 alphonse.bendt Exp $

Author:

Alphonse Bendt

Constructor Summary

PatternWrapper()

Method Summary

abstract void	compile(java.lang.String pattern)
static PatternWrapper	init(java.lang.String patternString)
abstract int	match(java.lang.String text) Match the given input against this pattern.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PatternWrapper

public PatternWrapper()

Method Detail

init

public static PatternWrapper init(java.lang.String patternString)

compile

public abstract void compile(java.lang.String pattern)

match

public abstract int match(java.lang.String text)

Match the given input against this pattern.

Parameters:

text - the input to be matched

Returns:

the index of the last character matched, plus one or zero if the pattern did not match.