Interface RegexEngine

  • All Known Implementing Classes:
    RegexEngineImpl, RegexEngineImpl

    public interface RegexEngine
    A provider of a regular expression matching capability.
    • Method Detail

      • compile

        Regex compile​(String str)
               throws RegexSyntaxException
        Compiles a string containing a regular expression into a Regex object. The Regex object can be used to test whether a string matches the regular expression.
        Parameters:
        str - a String containing a regular expression
        Returns:
        a Regex for str
        Throws:
        RegexSyntaxException - if str is not a valid regular expression