001    /* $Id: RegexMatcher.java 471661 2006-11-06 08:09:25Z skitching $
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018    
019    package org.apache.commons.digester;
020    
021    
022    /**
023     * Regular expression matching strategy for RegexRules.
024     *
025     * @since 1.5
026     */
027    
028    abstract public class RegexMatcher {
029        
030        /** 
031         * Returns true if the given pattern matches the given path 
032         * according to the regex algorithm that this strategy applies.
033         *
034         * @param pathPattern the standard digester path representing the element
035         * @param rulePattern the regex pattern the path will be tested against
036         * @return true if the given pattern matches the given path
037         */
038        abstract public boolean match(String pathPattern, String rulePattern);
039        
040    }