MetaCharacterMap

java.lang.Object
- edu.umd.cs.findbugs.xml.MetaCharacterMap

```
public class MetaCharacterMap
extends java.lang.Object
```
Map of metacharacters that need to be escaped, and what to replace them with.

See Also:

QuoteMetaCharacters

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private java.util.BitSet metaCharacterSet

private java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> replacementMap

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MetaCharacterMap()
Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addMeta(char meta, java.lang.String replacement)`	Add a metacharacter and its replacement.
`(package private) java.lang.String`	`getReplacement(java.lang.String c)`	Get the replacement for a metacharacter.
`(package private) boolean`	`isMeta(char c)`	Return whether or not given character is a metacharacter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - metaCharacterSet
```
private final java.util.BitSet metaCharacterSet
```
  - replacementMap
```
private final java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> replacementMap
```
- Constructor Detail
  - MetaCharacterMap
```
public MetaCharacterMap()
```
    Constructor. Creates an empty object.
- Method Detail
  - addMeta
```
public void addMeta(char meta,
                    java.lang.String replacement)
```
    Add a metacharacter and its replacement.
    
    Parameters:
    
    meta - the metacharacter
    
    replacement - the String to replace the metacharacter with
  - isMeta
```
boolean isMeta(char c)
```
    Return whether or not given character is a metacharacter.
  - getReplacement
```
java.lang.String getReplacement(java.lang.String c)
```
    Get the replacement for a metacharacter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - a String containing the metacharacter