Package org.forgerock.openig.regex

Class StringPatternMatches

java.lang.Object

org.forgerock.openig.regex.StringPatternMatches

public class StringPatternMatches
extends Object

Iterates through multiple regular expression matches within a character sequence.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
StringPatternMatches(CharSequence input, Collection<Pattern> patterns, boolean discard)	Constructs a new string pattern match iterator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	hasNext()	Returns true if the character sequence has more matches.
Matcher	next()	Returns the next match from the character sequence.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringPatternMatches

public StringPatternMatches(CharSequence input,
                            Collection<Pattern> patterns,
                            boolean discard)

Constructs a new string pattern match iterator. If discard is true, then a pattern is discarded after it is first matched.

Parameters:

input - the character sequence to match regular expression patterns against.

patterns - a collection of regular expression patterns to match.

discard - indicates patterns be discarded after they yield a match.

Method Detail

next

public Matcher next()

Returns the next match from the character sequence. Matches are returned in the order they are encountered in the character sequence, then by the order they are expressed in the supplied patterns collection.

Returns:

the next Matcher from the character sequence.

Throws:

NoSuchElementException - if the reader has no more matches.

hasNext

public boolean hasNext()

Returns true if the character sequence has more matches.

Returns:

true if the character sequence has more matches.