org.springframework.util

Class PatternMatchUtils

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.util.PatternMatchUtils

public abstract class PatternMatchUtils
extends Object

Utility methods for simple pattern matching, in particular for Spring's typical "xxx*", "*xxx" and "*xxx*" pattern styles.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PatternMatchUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	simpleMatch(String[] patterns, String str) Match a String against the given patterns, supporting the following simple pattern styles: "xxx*", "*xxx", "*xxx*" and "xxx*yyy" matches (with an arbitrary number of pattern parts), as well as direct equality.
static boolean	simpleMatch(String pattern, String str) Match a String against the given pattern, supporting the following simple pattern styles: "xxx*", "*xxx", "*xxx*" and "xxx*yyy" matches (with an arbitrary number of pattern parts), as well as direct equality.
static boolean	simpleMatchIgnoreCase(String[] patterns, String str) Variant of simpleMatch(String[], String) that ignores upper/lower case.
static boolean	simpleMatchIgnoreCase(String pattern, String str) Variant of simpleMatch(String, String) that ignores upper/lower case.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PatternMatchUtils

public PatternMatchUtils()

Method Detail

simpleMatch

public static boolean simpleMatch(@Nullable
                                  String pattern,
                                  @Nullable
                                  String str)

Match a String against the given pattern, supporting the following simple pattern styles: "xxx*", "*xxx", "*xxx*" and "xxx*yyy" matches (with an arbitrary number of pattern parts), as well as direct equality.

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern to match against

str - the String to match

Returns:

whether the String matches the given pattern

simpleMatchIgnoreCase

public static boolean simpleMatchIgnoreCase(@Nullable
                                            String pattern,
                                            @Nullable
                                            String str)

Variant of simpleMatch(String, String) that ignores upper/lower case.

simpleMatch

public static boolean simpleMatch(@Nullable
                                  String[] patterns,
                                  String str)

Match a String against the given patterns, supporting the following simple pattern styles: "xxx*", "*xxx", "*xxx*" and "xxx*yyy" matches (with an arbitrary number of pattern parts), as well as direct equality.

Parameters:

patterns - the patterns to match against

str - the String to match

Returns:

whether the String matches any of the given patterns

simpleMatchIgnoreCase

public static boolean simpleMatchIgnoreCase(@Nullable
                                            String[] patterns,
                                            @Nullable
                                            String str)

Variant of simpleMatch(String[], String) that ignores upper/lower case.