Package org.apache.juneau.objecttools

Class MatcherFactory

java.lang.Object

org.apache.juneau.objecttools.MatcherFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

NumberMatcherFactory, StringMatcherFactory, TimeMatcherFactory

public abstract class MatcherFactory
extends Object

Common interface for matchers used by the ObjectSearcher class.

See Also:

• Overview > juneau-marshall > Object Tools

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MatcherFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract boolean	canMatch(ClassMeta<?> cm)	Returns true if this matcher can be used on the specified object.
abstract AbstractMatcher	create(String pattern)	Instantiates a matcher for the specified pattern.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

MatcherFactory

public MatcherFactory()

Method Details

canMatch

public abstract boolean canMatch(ClassMeta<?> cm)

Returns true if this matcher can be used on the specified object.

Parameters:

cm - The class type of the object being matched. Never null.

Returns:

true if this matcher can be used on the specified object.

create

public abstract AbstractMatcher create(String pattern)

Instantiates a matcher for the specified pattern.

Parameters:

pattern - The pattern string.

Returns:

A matcher for the specified pattern.