Class StringRegularExpression

java.lang.Object

org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher<String>

org.hamcrest.TypeSafeDiagnosingMatcher<String>

org.hamcrest.core.StringRegularExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:

Matcher<String>, SelfDescribing

public class StringRegularExpression
extends TypeSafeDiagnosingMatcher<String>

Author:

borettim, sf105

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	StringRegularExpression(Pattern pattern)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	describeTo(Description description)	Generates a description of the object.
static Matcher<String>	matchesRegex(String regex)	Creates a matcher that checks if the examined string matches a specified regex.
static Matcher<String>	matchesRegex(Pattern pattern)	Creates a matcher that checks if the examined string matches a specified Pattern.
protected boolean	matchesSafely(String actual, Description mismatchDescription)	Subclasses should implement this.

Methods inherited from class TypeSafeDiagnosingMatcher

describeMismatch, matches

Methods inherited from class BaseMatcher

_dont_implement_Matcher___instead_extend_BaseMatcher_, isNotNull, toString

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Details

StringRegularExpression

protected StringRegularExpression(Pattern pattern)

Method Details

describeTo

public void describeTo(Description description)

Description copied from interface: SelfDescribing

Generates a description of the object. The description may be part of a description of a larger object of which this is just a component, so it should be worded appropriately.

Parameters:

description - The description to be built or appended to.

matchesSafely

protected boolean matchesSafely(String actual,
 Description mismatchDescription)

Description copied from class: TypeSafeDiagnosingMatcher

Subclasses should implement this. The item will already have been checked for the specific type and will never be null.

Specified by:

matchesSafely in class TypeSafeDiagnosingMatcher<String>

Parameters:

actual - the item.

mismatchDescription - the mismatch description.

Returns:

boolean true/false depending if item matches matcher.

matchesRegex

public static Matcher<String> matchesRegex(Pattern pattern)

Creates a matcher that checks if the examined string matches a specified Pattern.

assertThat("abc", matchesRegex(Pattern.compile("ˆ[a-z]$"));

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern to be used.

Returns:

The matcher.

matchesRegex

public static Matcher<String> matchesRegex(String regex)

Creates a matcher that checks if the examined string matches a specified regex.

assertThat("abc", matchesRegex("ˆ[a-z]+$"));

Parameters:

regex - The regex to be used for the validation.

Returns:

The matcher.