Package org.eclipse.jgit.ignore.internal

Interface IMatcher

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMatcher, LeadingAsteriskMatcher, NameMatcher, PathMatcher, TrailingAsteriskMatcher, WildCardMatcher, WildMatcher

public interface IMatcher

Generic string matcher

Since:

3.6

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static IMatcher	NO_MATCH	Matcher that does not match any pattern.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	matches(String path, boolean assumeDirectory)	Matches entire given string
boolean	matches(String segment, int startIncl, int endExcl, boolean assumeDirectory)	Matches only part of given string

Field Detail

NO_MATCH

static final IMatcher NO_MATCH

Matcher that does not match any pattern.

Method Detail

matches

boolean matches(String path,
                boolean assumeDirectory)

Matches entire given string

Parameters:

path - string which is not null, but might be empty

assumeDirectory - true to assume this path as directory (even if it doesn't end with a slash)

Returns:

true if this matcher pattern matches given string

matches

boolean matches(String segment,
                int startIncl,
                int endExcl,
                boolean assumeDirectory)

Matches only part of given string

Parameters:

segment - string which is not null, but might be empty

startIncl - start index, inclusive

endExcl - end index, exclusive

assumeDirectory - true to assume this path as directory (even if it doesn't end with a slash)

Returns:

true if this matcher pattern matches given string