org.pepstock.charba.client.utils

Class RegExp

java.lang.Object

org.pepstock.charba.client.utils.RegExp

@JsType(isNative=true,
        namespace="<global>")
public final class RegExp
extends Object

Regular expressions are patterns used to match character combinations in strings.
In JavaScript, regular expressions are also objects.

Author:

Andrea "Stock" Stocchero

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RegExp(String pattern) Creates a regular expression.
RegExp(String pattern, String flags) Creates a regular expression.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
RegExpResult	exec(String s) Executes a search for a match in a string. It returns an array of information or null on a mismatch.
boolean	test(String value) Executes a search for a match between a regular expression and a specified string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RegExp

public RegExp(String pattern)

Creates a regular expression. See MDN RegExp.

Parameters:

pattern - the text of the regular expression. Patterns can include special characters so they can match a wider range of values than would a literal string.

RegExp

public RegExp(String pattern,
              String flags)

Creates a regular expression. See MDN RegExp.

Parameters:

pattern - the text of the regular expression. Patterns can include special characters so they can match a wider range of values than would a literal string.

flags - If specified, flags indicates the flags to add. If flags is not specified and a regular expressions object is supplied, that object's flags (and lastIndex value) will be copied over.

Method Detail

exec

public RegExpResult exec(String s)

Executes a search for a match in a string.
It returns an array of information or null on a mismatch.

Parameters:

s - string to use for matching

Returns:

an array of information or null on a mismatch.

test

public boolean test(String value)

Executes a search for a match between a regular expression and a specified string.

Parameters:

value - the string against which to match the regular expression.

Returns:

true if there is a match between the regular expression and the string. Otherwise, false.