http://commons.apache.org/digester/: The Apache Commons Digester package lets you configure an XML to Java object mapping module which triggers certain actions called rules whenever a particular pattern of nested XML elements is recognized. (The Apache Software Foundation)
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package org.apache.commons.digester3;

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Regular expression matching strategy for RegexRules.

Since:1.5
/**
 * Regular expression matching strategy for RegexRules.
 * 
 * @since 1.5
 */
public abstract class RegexMatcher
{

    
Returns true if the given pattern matches the given path according to the regex algorithm that this strategy
applies.

Params:
  • pathPattern – the standard digester path representing the element
  • rulePattern – the regex pattern the path will be tested against
Returns:true if the given pattern matches the given path
/**
     * Returns true if the given pattern matches the given path according to the regex algorithm that this strategy
     * applies.
     * 
     * @param pathPattern the standard digester path representing the element
     * @param rulePattern the regex pattern the path will be tested against
     * @return true if the given pattern matches the given path
     */
    public abstract boolean match( String pathPattern, String rulePattern );

}