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package jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.regexp;

import java.util.regex.MatchResult;


Interface for matching a regular expression against a string and retrieving the match result. Extends MatchResult. 
/**
 * Interface for matching a regular expression against a string and retrieving the
 * match result. Extends {@link MatchResult}.
 */
public interface RegExpMatcher extends MatchResult {

    
Searches for pattern starting at start. Returns true if a match was found. 
Params:
  • start – the start index in the input string
Returns:true if a match was found
/**
     * Searches for pattern starting at {@code start}. Returns {@code true} if a match was found.
     *
     * @param start the start index in the input string
     * @return {@code true} if a match was found
     */
    boolean search(int start);

    
Get the input string.

Returns:the input string
/**
     * Get the input string.
     *
     * @return the input string
     */
    String getInput();

}