Package 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, *xxx*, and xxx*yyy pattern styles.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PatternMatchUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	simpleMatch(@Nullable String pattern, @Nullable String str)	Match a String against the given pattern, supporting direct equality as well as the following simple pattern styles: xxx*, *xxx, *xxx*, and xxx*yyy (with an arbitrary number of pattern parts).
static boolean	simpleMatch(String @Nullable [] patterns, @Nullable String str)	Match a String against the given patterns, supporting direct equality as well as the following simple pattern styles: xxx*, *xxx, *xxx*, and xxx*yyy (with an arbitrary number of pattern parts).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

PatternMatchUtils

public PatternMatchUtils()

Method Details

simpleMatch

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

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

Returns false if the supplied String or pattern is null.

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(String @Nullable [] patterns,
 @Nullable String str)

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

Returns false if the supplied String is null or if the supplied patterns array is null or empty.

Parameters:

patterns - the patterns to match against

str - the String to match

Returns:

whether the String matches any of the given patterns