Class MatchesPattern

java.lang.Object

org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher<String>

org.hamcrest.TypeSafeMatcher<String>

org.hamcrest.text.MatchesPattern

All Implemented Interfaces:

Matcher<String>, SelfDescribing

public class MatchesPattern
extends TypeSafeMatcher<String>

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MatchesPattern(Pattern pattern)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	describeTo(Description description)	Generates a description of the object.
static Matcher<String>	matchesPattern(String regex)	Creates a matcher of String that matches when the examined string exactly matches the given regular expression, treated as a Pattern.
static Matcher<String>	matchesPattern(Pattern pattern)	Creates a matcher of String that matches when the examined string exactly matches the given Pattern.
protected boolean	matchesSafely(String item)	Subclasses should implement this.

Methods inherited from class TypeSafeMatcher

describeMismatch, describeMismatchSafely, 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

MatchesPattern

public MatchesPattern(Pattern pattern)

Method Details

matchesSafely

protected boolean matchesSafely(String item)

Description copied from class: TypeSafeMatcher

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 TypeSafeMatcher<String>

Parameters:

item - the type safe item to match against.

Returns:

boolean true/false depending if item matches matcher.

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.

matchesPattern

public static Matcher<String> matchesPattern(Pattern pattern)

Creates a matcher of String that matches when the examined string exactly matches the given Pattern.

Parameters:

pattern - the text pattern to match.

Returns:

The matcher.

matchesPattern

public static Matcher<String> matchesPattern(String regex)

Creates a matcher of String that matches when the examined string exactly matches the given regular expression, treated as a Pattern.

Parameters:

regex - the regex to match.

Returns:

The matcher.