org.xins.common.text

Class PatternUtils

java.lang.Object

org.xins.common.text.PatternUtils

public final class PatternUtils
extends Object

Regular expressions related utility functions.

Since:

XINS 2.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.6 $ $Date: 2010/09/29 17:21:48 $

Author:

Anthony Goubard

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Pattern	createPattern(String regexp) Compiles the given regular expression to a Perl5 pattern object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

createPattern

public static Pattern createPattern(String regexp)
                             throws IllegalArgumentException,
                                    ProgrammingException

Compiles the given regular expression to a Perl5 pattern object.

Parameters:

regexp - the String value of the Perl5 regular expresssion, cannot be null.

Returns:

the Perl5 pattern, never null

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if regexp == null.

ProgrammingException - if the pattern cannot be complied.

Since:

XINS 2.0