RE.C

All Superinterfaces:: RE

Enclosing interface:: RE

public static interface RE.C extends RE

Represents a Character Class in a regular expression. This is an additional type since character classes have some special rules.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface aQute.libg.re.RE
RE.C, RE.F, RE.G, RE.Match, RE.MatchGroup, RE.Q
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

RE.C

and(RE.C and)

Intersect two character classes.

String

asSetContent()

Return just the content of the set without the square brackets.

RE.C

not()

Some character sets have a reverse name.

RE.C

or(RE.C or)

Make the union of two character classes.

default RE.C

or(String or)

Make the union of two character classes.

Methods inherited from interface aQute.libg.re.RE
append, append, asFindPredicate, asLookingAtPredicate, asMatchPredicate, findAllIn, findIn, getGroupNames, getMatcher, isMatch, isSingle, lookingAt, matches, merge, pattern, toString

Method Details
- and
  
  RE.C and(RE.C and)
  
  Intersect two character classes. This uses the `invalid input: '&'invalid input: '&'` operator. I.e. `[%abc@]` and `\p{Alnum}` will intersect to only `abc` and will be represented as `[abcinvalid input: '&'invalid input: '&'\p{Alnum}`.
  
  Parameters:
  
  and - the second character class
  
  Returns:
  
  a new character class
- or
  
  RE.C or(RE.C or)
  
  Make the union of two character classes. This concatenates the set if possible. I.e. `[%abc@]` and `\p{Alnum}` will union to `[%abc@\p{Alnum}]`.
  
  Parameters:
  
  or - the second character class
  
  Returns:
  
  a new character class
- or
  
  default RE.C or(String or)
  
  Make the union of two character classes. This concatenates the set if possible. I.e. `[%abc@]` and `\p{Alnum}` will union to `[%abc@\p{Alnum}]`.
  
  Parameters:
  
  or - the second character class
  
  Returns:
  
  a new character class
- asSetContent
  
  String asSetContent()
  
  Return just the content of the set without the square brackets.
- not
  
  RE.C not()
  
  Some character sets have a reverse name. For example the `\s` has `\S`. A set with square brackets can be reversed by adding/removing a `^` as first character. This overrides the RE version but returns a C so this can be repeated.
  
  Specified by:
  
  not in interface RE