PatternUtil

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.mat.util.PatternUtil

public class PatternUtil extends Object

Ease use of regular expressions on heap objects.

if the pattern does not contain one of the expressions .* !^ (at the beginning) $ (at the end), then a .* is added at the beginning and at the end of the pattern
if the pattern contains [], it is replaced by \[\]
if the pattern contains $ not at the end (inner classes), it is replaced by \$

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

PatternUtil()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static String

smartFix(String pattern)

Fix up a pattern to be a true regular expression pattern.

static String

smartFix(String pattern, boolean addDotStars)

Fix up a pattern to be a true regular expression pattern.

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

Constructor Details
- PatternUtil
  
  public PatternUtil()
Method Details
- smartFix
  
  public static String smartFix(String pattern)
  
  Fix up a pattern to be a true regular expression pattern. Add dots and starts at the beginning and end if not already there.
  
  Parameters:
  
  pattern - the pattern used for matching class names
  
  Returns:
  
  the fixed-up pattern a true Regex pattern
- smartFix
  
  public static String smartFix(String pattern, boolean addDotStars)
  
  Fix up a pattern to be a true regular expression pattern.
  
  Parameters:
  
  pattern - the almost RegEx pattern
  
  addDotStars - if true then if the pattern does not contain one of the expressions .* !^ (at the beginning) $ (at the end), then a .* is added at the beginning and at the end of the pattern.
  
  Returns:
  
  the fixed-up pattern