ControlExpressionParser (Citrus :: Core :: API 3.4.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultControlExpressionParser
```
public interface ControlExpressionParser
```
Control expression parser for extracting the individual control values from a control expression.

Since:

2.5

Author:

Martin Maher

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static Character DEFAULT_DELIMITER

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<String>`	`extractControlValues(String controlExpression, Character delimiter)`	Some validation matchers can optionally contain one or more control values nested within a control expression.

- Field Detail
  - DEFAULT_DELIMITER
```
static final Character DEFAULT_DELIMITER
```
- Method Detail
  - extractControlValues
```
List<String> extractControlValues(String controlExpression,
                                  Character delimiter)
```
    Some validation matchers can optionally contain one or more control values nested within a control expression. Matchers implementing this interface should take care of extracting the individual control values from the expression.
    For example, the com.consol.citrus.validation.matcher.core.DateRangeValidationMatcher expects between 2 to 3 control values (dateFrom, dateTo and optionally datePattern) to be provided. It's ControlExpressionParser would be expected to parse the control expression, returning each individual control value for each nested parameter found within the control expression.
    
    Parameters:
    
    controlExpression - the control expression to be parsed
    
    delimiter - the delimiter to use. When NULL the DEFAULT_DELIMITER is assumed.
    
    Returns: