org.codehaus.mojo.versions.utils
Class RegexUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.codehaus.mojo.versions.utils.RegexUtils

public final class RegexUtils
extends Object

Utility methods to help with regex manipulation.

Since:

1.0-alpha-3

Author:

Stephen Connolly

Field Summary

static String	REGEX_QUOTE_END The end of a regex literal sequence.
static String	REGEX_QUOTE_END_ESCAPED Escape the escapes.
static String	REGEX_QUOTE_START The start of a regex literal sequence.

Method Summary

static String	convertWildcardsToRegex(String wildcardRule, boolean exactMatch) Converts a wildcard rule to a regex rule.
static int	getWildcardScore(String wildcardRule)
static String	quote(String s) Takes a string and returns the regex that will match that string exactly.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

REGEX_QUOTE_END

public static final String REGEX_QUOTE_END

The end of a regex literal sequence.

Since:

1.0-alpha-1

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Constant Field Values

REGEX_QUOTE_START

public static final String REGEX_QUOTE_START

The start of a regex literal sequence.

Since:

1.0-alpha-1

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Constant Field Values

REGEX_QUOTE_END_ESCAPED

public static final String REGEX_QUOTE_END_ESCAPED

Escape the escapes.

Since:

1.0-alpha-1

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

quote

public static String quote(String s)

Takes a string and returns the regex that will match that string exactly.

Parameters:

s - The string to match.

Returns:

The regex that will match the string exactly.

Since:

1.0-alpha-1

getWildcardScore

public static int getWildcardScore(String wildcardRule)

convertWildcardsToRegex

public static String convertWildcardsToRegex(String wildcardRule,
                                             boolean exactMatch)

Converts a wildcard rule to a regex rule.

Parameters:

wildcardRule - the wildcard rule.

exactMatch - true results in an regex that will match the entire string, while false will match the start of the string.

Returns:

The regex rule.