001 /* $Id: RegexMatcher.java 992060 2010-09-02 19:09:47Z simonetripodi $
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018
019 package org.apache.commons.digester;
020
021
022 /**
023 * Regular expression matching strategy for RegexRules.
024 *
025 * @since 1.5
026 */
027
028 abstract public class RegexMatcher {
029
030 /**
031 * Returns true if the given pattern matches the given path
032 * according to the regex algorithm that this strategy applies.
033 *
034 * @param pathPattern the standard digester path representing the element
035 * @param rulePattern the regex pattern the path will be tested against
036 * @return true if the given pattern matches the given path
037 */
038 abstract public boolean match(String pathPattern, String rulePattern);
039
040 }