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1 /* $Id: RegexMatcher.java 155412 2005-02-26 12:58:36Z dirkv $
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17
18 package org.apache.commons.digester;
19
20
21 /**
22  * Regular expression matching strategy for RegexRules.
23  *
24  * @since 1.5
25  */
26
27 abstract public class RegexMatcher {
28     
29     /**
30      * Returns true if the given pattern matches the given path
31      * according to the regex algorithm that this strategy applies.
32      *
33      * @param pathPattern the standard digester path representing the element
34      * @param rulePattern the regex pattern the path will be tested against
35      * @return true if the given pattern matches the given path
36      */
37     abstract public boolean match(String JavaDoc pathPattern, String JavaDoc rulePattern);
38     
39 }
40
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