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.

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

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