org.dmd.util.parsing

Class Pattern

java.lang.Object

org.dmd.util.parsing.Pattern

public class Pattern
extends Object

The Pattern class maintains a signature of a particular string pattern and a set of of Parts. Once created, a Pattern can be compared to other patterns to see if they match. This mechanism is used by the overall PatternDiscriminator to create a collection of Patterns that are distinct.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Pattern(String ex, ArrayList<Part> p, boolean strict)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	count()
String	example()
int	getPartCount()
Iterator<Part>	getParts()
String	id()
boolean	matches(Pattern p)
boolean	strict()
String	toString()
String	toString(PrintfFormat exampleFormat)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Pattern

public Pattern(String ex,
               ArrayList<Part> p,
               boolean strict)

Method Detail

id

public String id()

Returns:

the unique id for this pattern.

example

public String example()

getParts

public Iterator<Part> getParts()

count

public int count()

getPartCount

public int getPartCount()

strict

public boolean strict()

matches

public boolean matches(Pattern p)

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

toString

public String toString(PrintfFormat exampleFormat)