Package net.sf.saxon.regex
Interface RegularExpression
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- All Superinterfaces:
java.io.Serializable
- All Known Implementing Classes:
JRegularExpression
public interface RegularExpression extends java.io.Serializable
This interface represents a compiled regular expression
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description RegexIterator
analyze(java.lang.CharSequence input)
Use this regular expression to analyze an input string, in support of the XSLT analyze-string instruction.boolean
containsMatch(java.lang.CharSequence input)
Determine whether the regular expression contains a match of a given stringboolean
matches(java.lang.CharSequence input)
Determine whether the regular expression match a given string in its entiretyjava.lang.CharSequence
replace(java.lang.CharSequence input, java.lang.CharSequence replacement)
Replace all substrings of a supplied input string that match the regular expression with a replacement string.SequenceIterator
tokenize(java.lang.CharSequence input)
Use this regular expression to tokenize an input string.
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Method Detail
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matches
boolean matches(java.lang.CharSequence input)
Determine whether the regular expression match a given string in its entirety- Parameters:
input
- the string to match- Returns:
- true if the string matches, false otherwise
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containsMatch
boolean containsMatch(java.lang.CharSequence input)
Determine whether the regular expression contains a match of a given string- Parameters:
input
- the string to match- Returns:
- true if the string matches, false otherwise
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tokenize
SequenceIterator tokenize(java.lang.CharSequence input)
Use this regular expression to tokenize an input string.- Parameters:
input
- the string to be tokenized- Returns:
- a SequenceIterator containing the resulting tokens, as objects of type StringValue
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analyze
RegexIterator analyze(java.lang.CharSequence input)
Use this regular expression to analyze an input string, in support of the XSLT analyze-string instruction. The resulting RegexIterator provides both the matching and non-matching substrings, and allows them to be distinguished. It also provides access to matched subgroups.
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replace
java.lang.CharSequence replace(java.lang.CharSequence input, java.lang.CharSequence replacement) throws XPathException
Replace all substrings of a supplied input string that match the regular expression with a replacement string.- Parameters:
input
- the input string on which replacements are to be performedreplacement
- the replacement string in the format of the XPath replace() function- Returns:
- the result of performing the replacement
- Throws:
XPathException
- if the replacement string is invalid
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