GCParseRule (GCToolKit Parser 3.0.4 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.microsoft.gctoolkit.parser.GCParseRule

```
public class GCParseRule
extends Object
```
Class that tracks whether a log entry was parsed successfully (hit), or not (miss) and captures the origin of that hit or miss.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

GCParseRule(String name, String pattern)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getName()`
`GCLogTrace`	`parse(String trace)`	TODO This painful pattern of returning a null which gets checked by the caller could be replaced by use of Optional todo: for some reason the matcher is getting corrupted, synchronized helps! Need to sort out corruption
`String`	`toString()`

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

- Constructor Detail
  - GCParseRule
```
public GCParseRule(String name,
                   String pattern)
```
- Method Detail
  - parse
```
public GCLogTrace parse(String trace)
```
    TODO This painful pattern of returning a null which gets checked by the caller could be replaced by use of Optional todo: for some reason the matcher is getting corrupted, synchronized helps! Need to sort out corruption
    
    Parameters:
    
    trace - The trace to match against the pattern
    
    Returns:
    
    A trace with a valid matcher or null
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object