Class RE
- java.lang.Object
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- gnu.regexp.REToken
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- gnu.regexp.RE
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable
- Direct Known Subclasses:
UncheckedRE
public class RE extends REToken
RE provides the user interface for compiling and matching regular expressions.A regular expression object (class RE) is compiled by constructing it from a String, StringBuffer or character array, with optional compilation flags (below) and an optional syntax specification (see RESyntax; if not specified,
RESyntax.RE_SYNTAX_PERL5
is used).Various methods attempt to match input text against a compiled regular expression. These methods are:
isMatch
: returns true if the input text in its entirety matches the regular expression pattern.getMatch
: returns the first match found in the input text, or null if no match is found.getAllMatches
: returns an array of all non-overlapping matches found in the input text. If no matches are found, the array is zero-length.substitute
: substitute the first occurence of the pattern in the input text with a replacement string (which may include metacharacters $0-$9, see REMatch.substituteInto).substituteAll
: same as above, but repeat for each match before returning.getMatchEnumeration
: returns an REMatchEnumeration object that allows iteration over the matches (see REMatchEnumeration for some reasons why you may want to do this instead of usinggetAllMatches
.These methods all have similar argument lists. The input can be a String, a character array, a StringBuffer, a Reader or an InputStream of some sort. Note that when using a Reader or InputStream, the stream read position cannot be guaranteed after attempting a match (this is not a bug, but a consequence of the way regular expressions work). Using an REMatchEnumeration can eliminate most positioning problems.
The optional index argument specifies the offset from the beginning of the text at which the search should start (see the descriptions of some of the execution flags for how this can affect positional pattern operators). For a Reader or InputStream, this means an offset from the current read position, so subsequent calls with the same index argument on a Reader or an InputStream will not necessarily access the same position on the stream, whereas repeated searches at a given index in a fixed string will return consistent results.
You can optionally affect the execution environment by using a combination of execution flags (constants listed below).
All operations on a regular expression are performed in a thread-safe manner.
- Version:
- 1.1.4-dev, to be released
- Author:
- Wes Biggs
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- Serialized Form
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Field Summary
Fields Modifier and Type Field Description static int
REG_ANCHORINDEX
Execution flag.static int
REG_DOT_NEWLINE
Compilation flag.static int
REG_ICASE
Compilation flag.static int
REG_MULTILINE
Compilation flag.static int
REG_NO_INTERPOLATE
Execution flag.static int
REG_NOTBOL
Execution flag.static int
REG_NOTEOL
Execution flag.
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Modifier Constructor Description protected
RE()
RE(java.lang.Object pattern)
Constructs a regular expression pattern buffer without any compilation flags set, and using the default syntax (RESyntax.RE_SYNTAX_PERL5).RE(java.lang.Object pattern, int cflags)
Constructs a regular expression pattern buffer using the specified compilation flags and the default syntax (RESyntax.RE_SYNTAX_PERL5).RE(java.lang.Object pattern, int cflags, RESyntax syntax)
Constructs a regular expression pattern buffer using the specified compilation flags and regular expression syntax.
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description (package private) boolean
chain(REToken next)
(package private) void
dump(java.lang.StringBuffer os)
REMatch[]
getAllMatches(java.lang.Object input)
Returns an array of all matches found in the input.REMatch[]
getAllMatches(java.lang.Object input, int index)
Returns an array of all matches found in the input, beginning at the specified index position.REMatch[]
getAllMatches(java.lang.Object input, int index, int eflags)
Returns an array of all matches found in the input string, beginning at the specified index position and using the specified execution flags.(package private) static java.lang.String
getLocalizedMessage(java.lang.String key)
REMatch
getMatch(java.lang.Object input)
Returns the first match found in the input.REMatch
getMatch(java.lang.Object input, int index)
Returns the first match found in the input, beginning the search at the specified index.REMatch
getMatch(java.lang.Object input, int index, int eflags)
Returns the first match found in the input, beginning the search at the specified index, and using the specified execution flags.REMatch
getMatch(java.lang.Object input, int index, int eflags, java.lang.StringBuffer buffer)
Returns the first match found in the input, beginning the search at the specified index, and using the specified execution flags.REMatchEnumeration
getMatchEnumeration(java.lang.Object input)
Returns an REMatchEnumeration that can be used to iterate over the matches found in the input text.REMatchEnumeration
getMatchEnumeration(java.lang.Object input, int index)
Returns an REMatchEnumeration that can be used to iterate over the matches found in the input text.REMatchEnumeration
getMatchEnumeration(java.lang.Object input, int index, int eflags)
Returns an REMatchEnumeration that can be used to iterate over the matches found in the input text.(package private) REMatch
getMatchImpl(CharIndexed input, int anchor, int eflags, java.lang.StringBuffer buffer)
int
getMinimumLength()
Returns the minimum number of characters that could possibly constitute a match of this regular expression.int
getNumSubs()
Returns the maximum number of subexpressions in this regular expression.protected void
initialize(java.lang.Object patternObj, int cflags, RESyntax syntax, int myIndex, int nextSub)
boolean
isMatch(java.lang.Object input)
Checks if the regular expression matches the input in its entirety.boolean
isMatch(java.lang.Object input, int index)
Checks if the input string, starting from index, is an exact match of this regular expression.boolean
isMatch(java.lang.Object input, int index, int eflags)
Checks if the input, starting from index and using the specified execution flags, is an exact match of this regular expression.(package private) boolean
match(CharIndexed input, REMatch mymatch)
Returns true if the match succeeded, false if it failed.(package private) void
setUncle(REToken uncle)
java.lang.String
substitute(java.lang.Object input, java.lang.String replace)
Substitutes the replacement text for the first match found in the input.java.lang.String
substitute(java.lang.Object input, java.lang.String replace, int index)
Substitutes the replacement text for the first match found in the input beginning at the specified index position.java.lang.String
substitute(java.lang.Object input, java.lang.String replace, int index, int eflags)
Substitutes the replacement text for the first match found in the input string, beginning at the specified index position and using the specified execution flags.java.lang.String
substituteAll(java.lang.Object input, java.lang.String replace)
Substitutes the replacement text for each non-overlapping match found in the input text.java.lang.String
substituteAll(java.lang.Object input, java.lang.String replace, int index)
Substitutes the replacement text for each non-overlapping match found in the input text, starting at the specified index.java.lang.String
substituteAll(java.lang.Object input, java.lang.String replace, int index, int eflags)
Substitutes the replacement text for each non-overlapping match found in the input text, starting at the specified index and using the specified execution flags.java.lang.String
toString()
Return a human readable form of the compiled regular expression, useful for debugging.static java.lang.String
version()
Returns a string representing the version of the gnu.regexp package.
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Field Detail
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REG_ICASE
public static final int REG_ICASE
Compilation flag. Do not differentiate case. Subsequent searches using this RE will be case insensitive.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
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REG_DOT_NEWLINE
public static final int REG_DOT_NEWLINE
Compilation flag. The match-any-character operator (dot) will match a newline character. When set this overrides the syntax bit RE_DOT_NEWLINE (see RESyntax for details). This is equivalent to the "/s" operator in Perl.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
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REG_MULTILINE
public static final int REG_MULTILINE
Compilation flag. Use multiline mode. In this mode, the ^ and $ anchors will match based on newlines within the input. This is equivalent to the "/m" operator in Perl.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
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REG_NOTBOL
public static final int REG_NOTBOL
Execution flag. The match-beginning operator (^) will not match at the beginning of the input string. Useful for matching on a substring when you know the context of the input is such that position zero of the input to the match test is not actually position zero of the text.This example demonstrates the results of various ways of matching on a substring.
String s = "food bar fool";
RE exp = new RE("^foo.");
REMatch m0 = exp.getMatch(s);
REMatch m1 = exp.getMatch(s.substring(8));
REMatch m2 = exp.getMatch(s.substring(8),0,RE.REG_NOTBOL);
REMatch m3 = exp.getMatch(s,8);
REMatch m4 = exp.getMatch(s,8,RE.REG_ANCHORINDEX);
// Results:
// m0 = "food"
// m1 = "fool"
// m2 = null
// m3 = null
// m4 = "fool"
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
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REG_NOTEOL
public static final int REG_NOTEOL
Execution flag. The match-end operator ($) does not match at the end of the input string. Useful for matching on substrings.- See Also:
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REG_ANCHORINDEX
public static final int REG_ANCHORINDEX
Execution flag. When a match method is invoked that starts matching at a non-zero index into the input, treat the input as if it begins at the index given. The effect of this flag is that the engine does not "see" any text in the input before the given index. This is useful so that the match-beginning operator (^) matches not at position 0 in the input string, but at the position the search started at (based on the index input given to the getMatch function). See the example under REG_NOTBOL. It also affects the use of the \< and \b operators.- See Also:
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REG_NO_INTERPOLATE
public static final int REG_NO_INTERPOLATE
Execution flag. The substitute and substituteAll methods will not attempt to interpolate occurrences of $1-$9 in the replacement text with the corresponding subexpressions. For example, you may want to replace all matches of "one dollar" with "$1".- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
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Constructor Detail
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RE
public RE(java.lang.Object pattern) throws REException
Constructs a regular expression pattern buffer without any compilation flags set, and using the default syntax (RESyntax.RE_SYNTAX_PERL5).- Parameters:
pattern
- A regular expression pattern, in the form of a String, StringBuffer or char[]. Other input types will be converted to strings using the toString() method.- Throws:
REException
- The input pattern could not be parsed.java.lang.NullPointerException
- The pattern was null.
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RE
public RE(java.lang.Object pattern, int cflags) throws REException
Constructs a regular expression pattern buffer using the specified compilation flags and the default syntax (RESyntax.RE_SYNTAX_PERL5).- Parameters:
pattern
- A regular expression pattern, in the form of a String, StringBuffer, or char[]. Other input types will be converted to strings using the toString() method.cflags
- The logical OR of any combination of the compilation flags listed above.- Throws:
REException
- The input pattern could not be parsed.java.lang.NullPointerException
- The pattern was null.
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RE
public RE(java.lang.Object pattern, int cflags, RESyntax syntax) throws REException
Constructs a regular expression pattern buffer using the specified compilation flags and regular expression syntax.- Parameters:
pattern
- A regular expression pattern, in the form of a String, StringBuffer, or char[]. Other input types will be converted to strings using the toString() method.cflags
- The logical OR of any combination of the compilation flags listed above.syntax
- The type of regular expression syntax to use.- Throws:
REException
- The input pattern could not be parsed.java.lang.NullPointerException
- The pattern was null.
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RE
protected RE()
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Method Detail
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version
public static final java.lang.String version()
Returns a string representing the version of the gnu.regexp package.
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getLocalizedMessage
static final java.lang.String getLocalizedMessage(java.lang.String key)
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initialize
protected void initialize(java.lang.Object patternObj, int cflags, RESyntax syntax, int myIndex, int nextSub) throws REException
- Throws:
REException
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isMatch
public boolean isMatch(java.lang.Object input)
Checks if the regular expression matches the input in its entirety.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.
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isMatch
public boolean isMatch(java.lang.Object input, int index)
Checks if the input string, starting from index, is an exact match of this regular expression.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.index
- The offset index at which the search should be begin.
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isMatch
public boolean isMatch(java.lang.Object input, int index, int eflags)
Checks if the input, starting from index and using the specified execution flags, is an exact match of this regular expression.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.index
- The offset index at which the search should be begin.eflags
- The logical OR of any execution flags above.
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getNumSubs
public int getNumSubs()
Returns the maximum number of subexpressions in this regular expression. If the expression contains branches, the value returned will be the maximum subexpressions in any of the branches.
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getMinimumLength
public int getMinimumLength()
Returns the minimum number of characters that could possibly constitute a match of this regular expression.- Overrides:
getMinimumLength
in classREToken
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getAllMatches
public REMatch[] getAllMatches(java.lang.Object input)
Returns an array of all matches found in the input. If the regular expression allows the empty string to match, it will substitute matches at all positions except the end of the input.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.- Returns:
- a non-null (but possibly zero-length) array of matches
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getAllMatches
public REMatch[] getAllMatches(java.lang.Object input, int index)
Returns an array of all matches found in the input, beginning at the specified index position. If the regular expression allows the empty string to match, it will substitute matches at all positions except the end of the input.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.index
- The offset index at which the search should be begin.- Returns:
- a non-null (but possibly zero-length) array of matches
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getAllMatches
public REMatch[] getAllMatches(java.lang.Object input, int index, int eflags)
Returns an array of all matches found in the input string, beginning at the specified index position and using the specified execution flags. If the regular expression allows the empty string to match, it will substitute matches at all positions except the end of the input.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.index
- The offset index at which the search should be begin.eflags
- The logical OR of any execution flags above.- Returns:
- a non-null (but possibly zero-length) array of matches
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match
boolean match(CharIndexed input, REMatch mymatch)
Description copied from class:REToken
Returns true if the match succeeded, false if it failed.
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getMatch
public REMatch getMatch(java.lang.Object input)
Returns the first match found in the input. If no match is found, null is returned.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.- Returns:
- An REMatch instance referencing the match, or null if none.
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getMatch
public REMatch getMatch(java.lang.Object input, int index)
Returns the first match found in the input, beginning the search at the specified index. If no match is found, returns null.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.index
- The offset within the text to begin looking for a match.- Returns:
- An REMatch instance referencing the match, or null if none.
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getMatch
public REMatch getMatch(java.lang.Object input, int index, int eflags)
Returns the first match found in the input, beginning the search at the specified index, and using the specified execution flags. If no match is found, returns null.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.index
- The offset index at which the search should be begin.eflags
- The logical OR of any execution flags above.- Returns:
- An REMatch instance referencing the match, or null if none.
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getMatch
public REMatch getMatch(java.lang.Object input, int index, int eflags, java.lang.StringBuffer buffer)
Returns the first match found in the input, beginning the search at the specified index, and using the specified execution flags. If no match is found, returns null. If a StringBuffer is provided and is non-null, the contents of the input text from the index to the beginning of the match (or to the end of the input, if there is no match) are appended to the StringBuffer.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.index
- The offset index at which the search should be begin.eflags
- The logical OR of any execution flags above.buffer
- The StringBuffer to save pre-match text in.- Returns:
- An REMatch instance referencing the match, or null if none.
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getMatchImpl
REMatch getMatchImpl(CharIndexed input, int anchor, int eflags, java.lang.StringBuffer buffer)
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getMatchEnumeration
public REMatchEnumeration getMatchEnumeration(java.lang.Object input)
Returns an REMatchEnumeration that can be used to iterate over the matches found in the input text.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.- Returns:
- A non-null REMatchEnumeration instance.
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getMatchEnumeration
public REMatchEnumeration getMatchEnumeration(java.lang.Object input, int index)
Returns an REMatchEnumeration that can be used to iterate over the matches found in the input text.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.index
- The offset index at which the search should be begin.- Returns:
- A non-null REMatchEnumeration instance, with its input cursor set to the index position specified.
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getMatchEnumeration
public REMatchEnumeration getMatchEnumeration(java.lang.Object input, int index, int eflags)
Returns an REMatchEnumeration that can be used to iterate over the matches found in the input text.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.index
- The offset index at which the search should be begin.eflags
- The logical OR of any execution flags above.- Returns:
- A non-null REMatchEnumeration instance, with its input cursor set to the index position specified.
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substitute
public java.lang.String substitute(java.lang.Object input, java.lang.String replace)
Substitutes the replacement text for the first match found in the input.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.replace
- The replacement text, which may contain $x metacharacters (see REMatch.substituteInto).- Returns:
- A String interpolating the substituted text.
- See Also:
REMatch.substituteInto(java.lang.String)
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substitute
public java.lang.String substitute(java.lang.Object input, java.lang.String replace, int index)
Substitutes the replacement text for the first match found in the input beginning at the specified index position. Specifying an index effectively causes the regular expression engine to throw away the specified number of characters.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.replace
- The replacement text, which may contain $x metacharacters (see REMatch.substituteInto).index
- The offset index at which the search should be begin.- Returns:
- A String containing the substring of the input, starting at the index position, and interpolating the substituted text.
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REMatch.substituteInto(java.lang.String)
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substitute
public java.lang.String substitute(java.lang.Object input, java.lang.String replace, int index, int eflags)
Substitutes the replacement text for the first match found in the input string, beginning at the specified index position and using the specified execution flags.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.replace
- The replacement text, which may contain $x metacharacters (see REMatch.substituteInto).index
- The offset index at which the search should be begin.eflags
- The logical OR of any execution flags above.- Returns:
- A String containing the substring of the input, starting at the index position, and interpolating the substituted text.
- See Also:
REMatch.substituteInto(java.lang.String)
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substituteAll
public java.lang.String substituteAll(java.lang.Object input, java.lang.String replace)
Substitutes the replacement text for each non-overlapping match found in the input text.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.replace
- The replacement text, which may contain $x metacharacters (see REMatch.substituteInto).- Returns:
- A String interpolating the substituted text.
- See Also:
REMatch.substituteInto(java.lang.String)
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substituteAll
public java.lang.String substituteAll(java.lang.Object input, java.lang.String replace, int index)
Substitutes the replacement text for each non-overlapping match found in the input text, starting at the specified index. If the regular expression allows the empty string to match, it will substitute matches at all positions except the end of the input.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.replace
- The replacement text, which may contain $x metacharacters (see REMatch.substituteInto).index
- The offset index at which the search should be begin.- Returns:
- A String containing the substring of the input, starting at the index position, and interpolating the substituted text.
- See Also:
REMatch.substituteInto(java.lang.String)
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substituteAll
public java.lang.String substituteAll(java.lang.Object input, java.lang.String replace, int index, int eflags)
Substitutes the replacement text for each non-overlapping match found in the input text, starting at the specified index and using the specified execution flags.- Parameters:
input
- The input text.replace
- The replacement text, which may contain $x metacharacters (see REMatch.substituteInto).index
- The offset index at which the search should be begin.eflags
- The logical OR of any execution flags above.- Returns:
- A String containing the substring of the input, starting at the index position, and interpolating the substituted text.
- See Also:
REMatch.substituteInto(java.lang.String)
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toString
public java.lang.String toString()
Return a human readable form of the compiled regular expression, useful for debugging.- Overrides:
toString
in classjava.lang.Object
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