fr.pixware.util
Interface REFactory

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REFactoryImpl

public interface REFactory

An abstraction of a regular expression engine.

Field Summary

static int	CASE_INSENSITIVE Matching should be case-insensitive.
static int	MULTI_LINE Newlines should match as ^ and $.
static int	SINGLE_LINE Newlines are matched by ..

Method Summary

RE	createRE(java.lang.String pattern, int options) Compiles the specified pattern into a regular expression matcher.

Field Detail

CASE_INSENSITIVE

public static final int CASE_INSENSITIVE

Matching should be case-insensitive.

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Constant Field Values

MULTI_LINE

public static final int MULTI_LINE

Newlines should match as ^ and $.

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Constant Field Values

SINGLE_LINE

public static final int SINGLE_LINE

Newlines are matched by ..

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

createRE

public RE createRE(java.lang.String pattern,
                   int options)
            throws RESyntaxException

Compiles the specified pattern into a regular expression matcher.

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern to compile

options - one or more (OR-ed) flags parameterizing matching behaviour: CASE_INSENSITIVE, MULTI_LINE, SINGLE_LINE

Returns:

a regular expression matcher

Throws:

RESyntaxException - if the pattern contains syntax errors