org.kuali.common.util
Class StringFilter

java.lang.Object
  org.kuali.common.util.StringFilter

public class StringFilter
extends Object

This class provides logic for filtering strings based on regular expressions.

Field Summary

protected List<Pattern>	excludePatterns
protected List<Pattern>	includePatterns

Constructor Summary

protected

StringFilter(List<String> includes, List<String> excludes)

Method Summary

protected void	compilePatterns() Compile the string patterns into Pattern objects
boolean	exclude(String s) Return true if the string should be excluded.
static StringFilter	getInstance(List<String> includes, List<String> excludes)
protected List<Pattern>	getPatterns(List<String> patterns) Convert a List<String> into List<Pattern>
boolean	include(String s) Return true if the string should be included.
protected boolean	isMatch(String s, List<Pattern> patterns) Return true if the string matches any of the patterns

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

includePatterns

protected List<Pattern> includePatterns

excludePatterns

protected List<Pattern> excludePatterns

Constructor Detail

StringFilter

protected StringFilter(List<String> includes,
                       List<String> excludes)

Method Detail

getInstance

public static final StringFilter getInstance(List<String> includes,
                                             List<String> excludes)

include

public boolean include(String s)

Return true if the string should be included.

exclude

public boolean exclude(String s)

Return true if the string should be excluded.

isMatch

protected boolean isMatch(String s,
                          List<Pattern> patterns)

Return true if the string matches any of the patterns

compilePatterns

protected void compilePatterns()

Compile the string patterns into Pattern objects

getPatterns

protected List<Pattern> getPatterns(List<String> patterns)

Convert a List<String> into List<Pattern>