org.pfsw.text
Class MatchElement

java.lang.Object
  org.pfsw.text.MatchElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

MatchAttribute, MatchGroup

public abstract class MatchElement
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Implements all common state and behavior of elements in a match rule.

See Also:

Serialized Form

MatchElement

public MatchElement()

Initialize the new instance with default values.

getAnd

public boolean getAnd()

setAnd

public void setAnd(boolean newValue)

getNot

public boolean getNot()

setNot

public void setNot(boolean newValue)

matches

public boolean matches(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,?> dictionary)

Returns true, if the attributes and their values in the given dictionary comply to the rules of the receiver.

Parameters:

dictionary - The attribute-value pairs that have to be checked against the rules

isGroup

public boolean isGroup()

isAttribute

public boolean isAttribute()

multiCharWildcardMatchesEmptyString

protected abstract void multiCharWildcardMatchesEmptyString(boolean yesOrNo)

doMatch

protected abstract boolean doMatch(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,?> dictionary)

ignoreCaseInName

protected abstract void ignoreCaseInName(boolean newValue)

ignoreCase

protected abstract void ignoreCase(boolean ignoreIt)

apply

protected abstract void apply(MatchRuleVisitor visitor)

applyDatatypes

protected abstract void applyDatatypes(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Class<?>> datatypes)
                                throws MatchRuleException

Throws:

MatchRuleException