Package org.smartparam.engine.matchers

Class StringMatcher

java.lang.Object

org.smartparam.engine.matchers.StringMatcher

All Implemented Interfaces:

Matcher

public class StringMatcher
extends Object
implements Matcher

Basic equality matcher to compare two strings. It is possible to toggle on case sensitivity.

Author:

Przemek Hertel

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
StringMatcher(boolean caseSensitive)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T extends ValueHolder> boolean	matches(String value, String pattern, Type<T> type)	Check if value matches the pattern.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.smartparam.engine.core.matcher.Matcher

isReverse, setReverse

Constructor Details

StringMatcher

public StringMatcher(boolean caseSensitive)

Method Details

matches

public <T extends ValueHolder> boolean matches(String value,
 String pattern,
 Type<T> type)

Description copied from interface: Matcher

Check if value matches the pattern. Type can be used to parse value or to differentiate matchers behavior depending on value type. Type is defined per parameter Level.

Specified by:

matches in interface Matcher

Type Parameters:

T - level type

Parameters:

value - value form query (provided by user)

pattern - pattern from parameter matrix (can be '*')

type - type of value, might be null if none was set

Returns:

true if value matched, false otherwise