1 package org.apache.commons.digester3;
2
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21
22 /**
23 * Regular expression matching strategy for RegexRules.
24 *
25 * @since 1.5
26 */
27 public abstract class RegexMatcher
28 {
29
30 /**
31 * Returns true if the given pattern matches the given path according to the regex algorithm that this strategy
32 * applies.
33 *
34 * @param pathPattern the standard digester path representing the element
35 * @param rulePattern the regex pattern the path will be tested against
36 * @return true if the given pattern matches the given path
37 */
38 public abstract boolean match( String pathPattern, String rulePattern );
39
40 }