001    package org.apache.commons.digester3;
002    
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021    
022    /**
023     * Regular expression matching strategy for RegexRules.
024     * 
025     * @since 1.5
026     */
027    public abstract class RegexMatcher
028    {
029    
030        /**
031         * Returns true if the given pattern matches the given path according to the regex algorithm that this strategy
032         * 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        public abstract boolean match( String pathPattern, String rulePattern );
039    
040    }