gov.sns.tools.swing.patternfilter
Interface PatternGenerator

public interface PatternGenerator

PatternGenerator is an interface for compiling a pattern from text. An implementation may generate a pattern based on the text and also other criteria e.g. "starts with", "contains", "ends with", etc.

Method Summary

java.util.regex.Pattern

compilePattern(java.lang.String text, int flags) Compile a pattern based on the specified text and flags

Method Detail

compilePattern

public java.util.regex.Pattern compilePattern(java.lang.String text,
                                              int flags)

Compile a pattern based on the specified text and flags

Parameters:

text - the text from which to build the pattern

flags - the pattern flags used to compile the filter

Returns:

the compiled pattern