AbstractPatternMatcher

java.lang.Object

org.apache.ivy.plugins.matcher.AbstractPatternMatcher

All Implemented Interfaces:: PatternMatcher

Direct Known Subclasses:: ExactOrRegexpPatternMatcher, ExactPatternMatcher, GlobPatternMatcher, RegexpPatternMatcher

public abstract class AbstractPatternMatcher extends Object implements PatternMatcher

An abstract implementation of the pattern matcher providing base template methods

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.ivy.plugins.matcher.PatternMatcher
ANY_EXPRESSION, EXACT, EXACT_OR_REGEXP, GLOB, REGEXP
Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

AbstractPatternMatcher(String name)

Create a new instance of a pattern matcher
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

Matcher

getMatcher(String expression)

Return the matcher for the given expression.

String

getName()

return the name of this pattern matcher

protected abstract Matcher

newMatcher(String expression)

Returns an instance of the implementation specific matcher.

String

toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- AbstractPatternMatcher
  
  public AbstractPatternMatcher(String name)
  
  Create a new instance of a pattern matcher
  
  Parameters:
  
  name - the name of the pattern matcher. Never null.
Method Details
- getMatcher
  
  public Matcher getMatcher(String expression)
  
  Description copied from interface: PatternMatcher
  
  Return the matcher for the given expression.
  
  Specified by:
  
  getMatcher in interface PatternMatcher
  
  Parameters:
  
  expression - the expression to be matched. Cannot be null ?
  
  Returns:
  
  the matcher instance for the given expression. Never null.
- getName
  
  public String getName()
  
  Description copied from interface: PatternMatcher
  
  return the name of this pattern matcher
  Specified by:
  
  getName in interface PatternMatcher
  
  Returns:
  
  the name of this pattern matcher. Never null.
  
  See Also:
  
  PatternMatcher.EXACT
  
  PatternMatcher.REGEXP
  
  PatternMatcher.GLOB
  
  PatternMatcher.EXACT_OR_REGEXP
- newMatcher
  
  protected abstract Matcher newMatcher(String expression)
  
  Returns an instance of the implementation specific matcher.
  
  Parameters:
  
  expression - the string to be matched.
  
  Returns:
  
  the instance of the related matcher. Never null.
- toString
  
  public String toString()
  
  Overrides:
  
  toString in class Object