GlobPatternMatcher

java.lang.Object

org.apache.ivy.plugins.matcher.AbstractPatternMatcher

org.apache.ivy.plugins.matcher.GlobPatternMatcher

All Implemented Interfaces:: PatternMatcher

public final class GlobPatternMatcher extends AbstractPatternMatcher

A pattern matcher matching input using unix-like glob matcher expressions. Meta characters are:

* - Matches zero or more characters
? - Matches exactly one character.

NOTE: this matcher is available only with Apache Jakarta ORO 2.0.8 in your classpath.

See Also:

GlobCompiler

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type

Field

Description

static final GlobPatternMatcher

INSTANCE

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.ivy.plugins.matcher.PatternMatcher
ANY_EXPRESSION, EXACT, EXACT_OR_REGEXP, GLOB, REGEXP
Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

GlobPatternMatcher()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

protected Matcher

newMatcher(String expression)

Returns an instance of the implementation specific matcher.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.ivy.plugins.matcher.AbstractPatternMatcher
getMatcher, getName, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Details
- INSTANCE
  
  public static final GlobPatternMatcher INSTANCE
Constructor Details
- GlobPatternMatcher
  
  public GlobPatternMatcher()
Method Details
- newMatcher
  
  protected Matcher newMatcher(String expression)
  
  Description copied from class: AbstractPatternMatcher
  
  Returns an instance of the implementation specific matcher.
  
  Specified by:
  
  newMatcher in class AbstractPatternMatcher
  
  Parameters:
  
  expression - the string to be matched.
  
  Returns:
  
  the instance of the related matcher. Never null.