org.apache.sling.discovery.base.connectors.ping.wl

Class WildcardHelper

java.lang.Object

org.apache.sling.discovery.base.connectors.ping.wl.WildcardHelper

public class WildcardHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Helper class for wildcards

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
WildcardHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	matchesWildcard(java.lang.String comparee, java.lang.String patternWithWildcards) Compare a given string (comparee) against a pattern that contains wildcards and return true if it matches.
static java.lang.String	wildcardAsRegex(java.lang.String patternWithWildcards) converts a string containing wildcards (* and ?) into a valid regex

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

WildcardHelper

public WildcardHelper()

Method Detail

wildcardAsRegex

public static java.lang.String wildcardAsRegex(java.lang.String patternWithWildcards)

converts a string containing wildcards (* and ?) into a valid regex

matchesWildcard

public static boolean matchesWildcard(java.lang.String comparee,
                                      java.lang.String patternWithWildcards)

Compare a given string (comparee) against a pattern that contains wildcards and return true if it matches.

Parameters:

comparee - the string which should be tested against a pattern containing wildcards

patternWithWildcards - the pattern containing wildcards (* and ?)

Returns:

true if the comparee string matches against the pattern containing wildcards