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1 package com.thaiopensource.datatype.xsd.regex;
2
3 /**
4  * A provider of a regular expression matching capability.
5  */
6 public interface RegexEngine {
7   /**
8    * Compiles a string containing a regular expression into a <code>Regex</code> object.
9    * The <code>Regex</code> object can be used to test whether a string matches the regular
10    * expression.
11    *
12    * @param str a String containing a regular expression
13    * @return a <code>Regex</code> for <code>str</code>
14    * @throws RegexSyntaxException if <code>str</code> is not a valid regular expression
15    */
16   Regex compile(String JavaDoc str) throws RegexSyntaxException;
17 }
18
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