Package org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.expression

Class SimplePattern

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.expression.SimplePattern

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<SimplePattern>

public class SimplePattern
extends Object
implements Serializable, Comparable<SimplePattern>

A simple compiled pattern. It supports two kinds of wildcards. The '*' (any character zero to many times) and the '?' (any character exactly one time).

Since:

2.0

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compareTo(SimplePattern o)
static SimplePattern	compile(String pattern)
boolean	equals(Object o)
int	hashCode()
boolean	isMatch(CharSequence value)	Matches the value with the compiled expression.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

isMatch

public boolean isMatch(CharSequence value)

Matches the value with the compiled expression. The value is considered matching if all characters are matched by the expression. A partial match is not enough.

Parameters:

value - The value to match

Returns:

true if the value was a match.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

compareTo

public int compareTo(SimplePattern o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<SimplePattern>

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

compile

public static SimplePattern compile(String pattern)