Class TrieStringMatcher

  • All Implemented Interfaces:

    
    public abstract class TrieStringMatcher
    
                        

    TrieStringMatcher is a base class for simple tree-based string matching.

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    • Method Summary

      Modifier and Type Method Description
      abstract boolean matches(String input) Returns true if the given String is matched by a pattern in the trie
      abstract String shortestMatch(String input) Returns the shortest substring of input
       that is 
           matched by a pattern in the trie, or 
      null
       if no match 
           exists.
      abstract String longestMatch(String input) Returns the longest substring of input
       that is 
           matched by a pattern in the trie, or 
      null
       if no match 
           exists.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

         abstract boolean matches(String input)

        Returns true if the given String is matched by a pattern in the trie

        Parameters:
        input - a java.lang.String object.
      • shortestMatch

         abstract String shortestMatch(String input)

        Returns the shortest substring of input

         that is 
             matched by a pattern in the trie, or 
        null
         if no match 
             exists.

        Parameters:
        input - a java.lang.String object.
      • longestMatch

         abstract String longestMatch(String input)

        Returns the longest substring of input

         that is 
             matched by a pattern in the trie, or 
        null
         if no match 
             exists.

        Parameters:
        input - a java.lang.String object.