com.sapportals.wcm.util.regex
Class Matcher

[contained in: com.sap.netweaver.bc.util.par - bc.util.public_api.jar]

java.lang.Object
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public class Matcher

extends java.lang.Object

Provides a matcher object for a given regular expression pattern.

Constructor Summary

Matcher(Pattern pattern, java.lang.String input)

Method Summary

void	appendReplacement(java.lang.StringBuffer sb, java.lang.String replacement) Implements a non-terminal append-and-replace step.
void	appendTail(java.lang.StringBuffer sb) Implements a terminal append-and-replace step.
int	end() Returns the end index of the previous match.
int	end(int group) Returns the end index of the subsequence captured by the given group during the previous match operation.
boolean	find() Attempts to find the next subsequence of the input sequence that matches the pattern.
java.lang.String	group() Returns the input subsequence matched by the previous match.
java.lang.String	group(int group) Returns the input subsequence captured by the given group during the previous match operation.
int	groupCount() Returns the number of capturing groups in this matcher's pattern.
boolean	lookingAt() Attempts to match the input sequence, starting at the beginning, against the pattern.
boolean	matches() Attempts to match the entire input sequence against the pattern.
Pattern	pattern() Returns the pattern that is interpreted by this matcher.
java.lang.String	replaceAll(java.lang.String replacement) Replaces every subsequence of the input sequence that matches the pattern with the given replacement string.
void	reset() Resets this matcher.
void	reset(CharSequence input) Resets this matcher with a new input sequence.
int	start() Returns the start index of the previous match.
int	start(int group) Returns the start index of the subsequence captured by the given group during the previous match operation.}

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Matcher

public Matcher(Pattern pattern,
               java.lang.String input)

Method Detail

appendReplacement

public void appendReplacement(java.lang.StringBuffer sb,
                              java.lang.String replacement)

Implements a non-terminal append-and-replace step.

Parameters:

sb - TBD: Description of the incoming method parameter

replacement - TBD: Description of the incoming method parameter

appendTail

public void appendTail(java.lang.StringBuffer sb)

Implements a terminal append-and-replace step.

Parameters:

sb - TBD: Description of the incoming method parameter

end

public int end()

Returns the end index of the previous match.

Returns:

TBD: Description of the outgoing return value

end

public int end(int group)

Returns the end index of the subsequence captured by the given group during the previous match operation.

Parameters:

group - TBD: Description of the incoming method parameter

Returns:

TBD: Description of the outgoing return value

find

public boolean find()

Attempts to find the next subsequence of the input sequence that matches the pattern.

Returns:

TBD: Description of the outgoing return value

group

public java.lang.String group()

Returns the input subsequence matched by the previous match.

Returns:

TBD: Description of the outgoing return value

group

public java.lang.String group(int group)

Returns the input subsequence captured by the given group during the previous match operation.

Parameters:

group - TBD: Description of the incoming method parameter

Returns:

TBD: Description of the outgoing return value

groupCount

public int groupCount()

Returns the number of capturing groups in this matcher's pattern.

Returns:

TBD: Description of the outgoing return value

lookingAt

public boolean lookingAt()

Attempts to match the input sequence, starting at the beginning, against the pattern.

Returns:

TBD: Description of the outgoing return value

matches

public boolean matches()

Attempts to match the entire input sequence against the pattern.

Returns:

TBD: Description of the outgoing return value

pattern

public Pattern pattern()

Returns the pattern that is interpreted by this matcher.

Returns:

TBD: Description of the outgoing return value

replaceAll

public java.lang.String replaceAll(java.lang.String replacement)

Replaces every subsequence of the input sequence that matches the pattern with the given replacement string.

Parameters:

replacement - TBD: Description of the incoming method parameter

Returns:

TBD: Description of the outgoing return value

reset

public void reset()

Resets this matcher.

reset

public void reset(CharSequence input)

Resets this matcher with a new input sequence.

Parameters:

input - TBD: Description of the incoming method parameter

start

public int start()

Returns the start index of the previous match.

Returns:

TBD: Description of the outgoing return value

start

public int start(int group)

Returns the start index of the subsequence captured by the given group during the previous match operation.}

Parameters:

group - TBD: Description of the incoming method parameter

Returns:

TBD: Description of the outgoing return value