org.springframework.util
Interface PathMatcher

All Known Implementing Classes:

AntPathMatcher

public interface PathMatcher

Strategy interface for String-based path matching. Used by PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver, AbstractUrlHandlerMapping, PropertiesMethodNameResolver, WebContentInterceptor.

The default implementation is AntPathMatcher, supporting Ant-style pattern syntax.

Since:

1.2

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

AntPathMatcher, PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver, AbstractUrlHandlerMapping, PropertiesMethodNameResolver, WebContentInterceptor

Method Summary

boolean	isPattern(String str) Return if the given string represents a pattern to be matched via this class: If not, the "match" method does not have to be used because direct equality comparisons are sufficient.
boolean	match(String pattern, String str) Match a string against the given pattern.

Method Detail

isPattern

boolean isPattern(String str)

Return if the given string represents a pattern to be matched via this class: If not, the "match" method does not have to be used because direct equality comparisons are sufficient.

Parameters:

str - the string to check

Returns:

whether the given string represents a pattern

See Also:

match(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)

match

boolean match(String pattern,
              String str)

Match a string against the given pattern.

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern to match against

str - the string to test

Returns:

whether the arguments matched