Package org.apache.commons.text

Class StrMatcher

java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.text.StrMatcher
@Deprecated public abstract class StrMatcher extends Object
Deprecated.
Deprecated as of 1.3, use StringMatcherFactory instead. This class will be removed in 2.0.
A matcher class that can be queried to determine if a character array portion matches.

This class comes complete with various factory methods. If these do not suffice, you can subclass and implement your own matcher.

Since:
1.0

  • Constructor Details

    • StrMatcher

      protected StrMatcher()
      Deprecated.
      Constructs a new instance.

  • Method Details

    • charMatcher

      public static StrMatcher charMatcher(char ch)
      Deprecated.
      Creates a matcher from a character.
      Parameters:
      ch - the character to match, must not be null
      Returns:
      a new Matcher for the given char

    • charSetMatcher

      public static StrMatcher charSetMatcher(char... chars)
      Deprecated.
      Creates a matcher from a set of characters.
      Parameters:
      chars - the characters to match, null or empty matches nothing
      Returns:
      a new matcher for the given char[]

    • charSetMatcher

      public static StrMatcher charSetMatcher(String chars)
      Deprecated.
      Creates a matcher from a string representing a set of characters.
      Parameters:
      chars - the characters to match, null or empty matches nothing
      Returns:
      a new Matcher for the given characters

    • commaMatcher

      public static StrMatcher commaMatcher()
      Deprecated.
      Returns a matcher which matches the comma character.
      Returns:
      a matcher for a comma

    • doubleQuoteMatcher

      public static StrMatcher doubleQuoteMatcher()
      Deprecated.
      Returns a matcher which matches the double quote character.
      Returns:
      a matcher for a double quote

    • noneMatcher

      public static StrMatcher noneMatcher()
      Deprecated.
      Matches no characters.
      Returns:
      a matcher that matches nothing

    • quoteMatcher

      public static StrMatcher quoteMatcher()
      Deprecated.
      Returns a matcher which matches the single or double quote character.
      Returns:
      a matcher for a single or double quote

    • singleQuoteMatcher

      public static StrMatcher singleQuoteMatcher()
      Deprecated.
      Returns a matcher which matches the single quote character.
      Returns:
      a matcher for a single quote

    • spaceMatcher

      public static StrMatcher spaceMatcher()
      Deprecated.
      Returns a matcher which matches the space character.
      Returns:
      a matcher for a space

    • splitMatcher

      public static StrMatcher splitMatcher()
      Deprecated.
      Matches the same characters as StringTokenizer, namely space, tab, newline and form feed.
      Returns:
      The split matcher

    • stringMatcher

      public static StrMatcher stringMatcher(String str)
      Deprecated.
      Creates a matcher from a string.
      Parameters:
      str - the string to match, null or empty matches nothing
      Returns:
      a new Matcher for the given String

    • tabMatcher

      public static StrMatcher tabMatcher()
      Deprecated.
      Returns a matcher which matches the tab character.
      Returns:
      a matcher for a tab

    • trimMatcher

      public static StrMatcher trimMatcher()
      Deprecated.
      Matches the String trim() whitespace characters.
      Returns:
      The trim matcher

    • isMatch

      public int isMatch(char[] buffer, int pos)
      Deprecated.
      Returns the number of matching characters, or zero if there is no match.

      This method is called to check for a match. The parameter pos represents the current position to be checked in the string buffer (a character array which must not be changed). The API guarantees that pos is a valid index for buffer.

      The matching code may check one character or many. It may check characters preceding pos as well as those after.

      It must return zero for no match, or a positive number if a match was found. The number indicates the number of characters that matched.

      Parameters:
      buffer - the text content to match against, do not change
      pos - the starting position for the match, valid for buffer
      Returns:
      The number of matching characters, or zero if there is no match

    • isMatch

      public abstract int isMatch(char[] buffer, int pos, int bufferStart, int bufferEnd)
      Deprecated.
      Returns the number of matching characters, or zero if there is no match.

      This method is called to check for a match. The parameter pos represents the current position to be checked in the string buffer (a character array which must not be changed). The API guarantees that pos is a valid index for buffer.

      The character array may be larger than the active area to be matched. Only values in the buffer between the specified indices may be accessed.

      The matching code may check one character or many. It may check characters preceding pos as well as those after, so long as no checks exceed the bounds specified.

      It must return zero for no match, or a positive number if a match was found. The number indicates the number of characters that matched.

      Parameters:
      buffer - the text content to match against, do not change
      pos - the starting position for the match, valid for buffer
      bufferStart - the first active index in the buffer, valid for buffer
      bufferEnd - the end index (exclusive) of the active buffer, valid for buffer
      Returns:
      The number of matching characters, or zero if there is no match