01: /* $Id: RegexMatcher.java 471661 2006-11-06 08:09:25Z skitching $
02: *
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09: *
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11: *
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17: */
18:
19: package org.apache.commons.digester;
20:
21: /**
22: * Regular expression matching strategy for RegexRules.
23: *
24: * @since 1.5
25: */
26:
27: abstract public class RegexMatcher {
28:
29: /**
30: * Returns true if the given pattern matches the given path
31: * according to the regex algorithm that this strategy applies.
32: *
33: * @param pathPattern the standard digester path representing the element
34: * @param rulePattern the regex pattern the path will be tested against
35: * @return true if the given pattern matches the given path
36: */
37: abstract public boolean match(String pathPattern, String rulePattern);
38:
39: }
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