PatternMatcher (midPoint API Distribution 4.7.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.evolveum.midpoint.util.PatternMatcher

```
@Experimental
public class PatternMatcher
extends Object
```
Matches a string against a set of patterns that can be either in "naive" format, using "*" as a wildcard, or in regex format. The regex format is used when the string is in the form of ~/.../.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static PatternMatcher`	`create(Collection<String> patterns)`	Creates a matcher.
`boolean`	`isEmpty()`
`boolean`	`match(String text)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

create

public static PatternMatcher create(Collection<String> patterns)

Creates a matcher.

match
```
public boolean match(String text)
```

isEmpty
```
public boolean isEmpty()
```