net.sf.eBus.util.regex

Class AnyChar

java.lang.Object

net.sf.eBus.util.regex.Component

net.sf.eBus.util.regex.AnyChar

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class AnyChar
extends Component

This regular expression component matches any character. This pattern element has an associated minimum and maximum range. The component must match at least the minimum count and up to the maximum count (inclusive).

Author:

Charles Rapp

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.eBus.util.regex.Component

_index, _maximumSize, _minimumSize, _type, ANY_CHAR, CHARACTER_SET, LITERAL, NO_MAX_MATCH_LIMIT

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equalTo(char c) Returns true if this component is equal to the character c; returns false otherwise.
boolean	greaterThan(char c) Returns true if this component is greater than the character c; returns false otherwise.
boolean	lessThan(char c) Returns true if this component is less than the character c; returns false otherwise.
String	toString() Returns a textual representation of a single character match.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.eBus.util.regex.Component

appendSize, index, maximumSize, minimumSize, type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

lessThan

public boolean lessThan(char c)

Returns true if this component is less than the character c; returns false otherwise. Any character is always less than the specified character if c is not the minimally allowed character value.

Specified by:

lessThan in class Component

Parameters:

c - Test against this character.

Returns:

true if this component is less than the character c; returns false otherwise.

equalTo

public boolean equalTo(char c)

Returns true if this component is equal to the character c; returns false otherwise. Any character is always equal to the specified character.

Specified by:

equalTo in class Component

Parameters:

c - Test against this character.

Returns:

true if this component is equal to the character c; returns false otherwise.

greaterThan

public boolean greaterThan(char c)

Returns true if this component is greater than the character c; returns false otherwise. Any character is always greater than the specified character if c is not the maximally allowed character.

Specified by:

greaterThan in class Component

Parameters:

c - Test against this character.

Returns:

true if this component is greater than the character c; returns false otherwise.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a textual representation of a single character match.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a textual representation of a single character match.