net.sf.saxon.regex

Interface RegexIterator

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, java.io.Closeable, SequenceIterator

All Known Implementing Classes:

ARegexIterator, JRegexIterator

public interface RegexIterator
extends SequenceIterator

This interface defines an iterator that supports the evaluation of xsl:analyze-string. It returns all the matching and non-matching substrings in an input string, and provides access to their captured groups

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getNumberOfGroups() Get the number of captured groups in the current matching item
UnicodeString	getRegexGroup(int number) Get a substring that matches a parenthesised group within the regular expression
boolean	isMatching() Determine whether the current item in the sequence is a matching item or a non-matching item
StringValue	next() Get the next item in the sequence.
void	processMatchingSubstring(RegexMatchHandler action) Process a matching substring, performing specified actions at the start and end of each matching group

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.om.SequenceIterator

close, discharge

Method Detail

next

StringValue next()

Get the next item in the sequence. This method changes the state of the iterator.

Specified by:

next in interface SequenceIterator

Returns:

the next item, or null if there are no more items. Once a call on next() has returned null, no further calls should be made. The preferred action for an iterator if subsequent calls on next() are made is to return null again, and all implementations within Saxon follow this rule.

isMatching

boolean isMatching()

Determine whether the current item in the sequence is a matching item or a non-matching item

Returns:

true if the current item is a matching item

getNumberOfGroups

int getNumberOfGroups()

Get the number of captured groups in the current matching item

getRegexGroup

UnicodeString getRegexGroup(int number)

Get a substring that matches a parenthesised group within the regular expression

Parameters:

number - the number of the group to be obtained

Returns:

the substring of the current item that matches the n'th parenthesized group within the regular expression

processMatchingSubstring

void processMatchingSubstring(RegexMatchHandler action)
                       throws XPathException

Process a matching substring, performing specified actions at the start and end of each matching group

Throws:

XPathException