net.sf.statcvs.util

Class FilePatternMatcher


public class FilePatternMatcher
extends Object

Matches filenames against an Ant-style wildcard pattern list.

In short, ? matches one character, * matches zero or more characters but no directory changes (it doesn't match / or \), and ** matches zero or more directory levels. If the wildcard pattern ends in / or \, an implicit ** is added.

Several patterns can be specified, seperated by : or ;.

Everything is case sensitive. If you need case insensitive pattern matching, use String.toLower() on the pattern and on the candidate string.

Version:
$Id: FilePatternMatcher.java,v 1.3 2008/04/02 11:22:15 benoitx Exp $
Author:
Richard Cyganiak

Constructor Summary

FilePatternMatcher(String wildcardPattern)
Creates a matcher to match filenames against a specified wildcard pattern

Method Summary

boolean
matches(String filename)
Matches a filename against the wildcard pattern.
String
toString()

Constructor Details

FilePatternMatcher

public FilePatternMatcher(String wildcardPattern)
Creates a matcher to match filenames against a specified wildcard pattern
Parameters:
wildcardPattern - an Ant-style wildcard pattern

Method Details

matches

public boolean matches(String filename)
Matches a filename against the wildcard pattern.
Parameters:
filename - a filename
Returns:
true if the filename matches the pattern

toString

public String toString()