de.innovationgate.utils

Class PatternListVerifier

java.lang.Object

de.innovationgate.utils.PatternListVerifier

public class PatternListVerifier
extends java.lang.Object

Class that takes a list of regular expression patterns and tests strings against all of them. This class will cache result decisions.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PatternListVerifier()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addPattern(java.lang.String patternStr) Adds a regular expression pattern to the pattern list
void	clearDecisionCache() Clears the cache of result decisions.
java.util.List	getPatterns() Returns the patterns on this verifier.
java.util.regex.Pattern	verify(java.lang.String str) Verifies a string against all patterns in this verifier.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PatternListVerifier

public PatternListVerifier()

Method Detail

addPattern

public void addPattern(java.lang.String patternStr)

Adds a regular expression pattern to the pattern list

Parameters:

patternStr - The pattern as string

clearDecisionCache

public void clearDecisionCache()

Clears the cache of result decisions.

verify

public java.util.regex.Pattern verify(java.lang.String str)

Verifies a string against all patterns in this verifier. If any pattern matches it is returned. If none matches null is returned.

Parameters:

str - The string to verify

Returns:

A matching pattern or null

getPatterns

public java.util.List getPatterns()

Returns the patterns on this verifier. The list in not modifiable.