StringMatcher (ProGuardCORE)

java.lang.Object
- proguard.util.StringMatcher

Direct Known Subclasses:

AndMatcher, CollectionMatcher, ConstantMatcher, EmptyStringMatcher, ExtensionMatcher, FixedStringMatcher, ListMatcher, MatchedStringMatcher, NotMatcher, OrMatcher, SettableMatcher, TransformedStringMatcher, VariableStringMatcher
```
public abstract class StringMatcher
extends java.lang.Object
```
This abstract class provides methods to determine whether strings match a given criterion, which is specified by the implementation.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

StringMatcher()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`matches(java.lang.String string)`	Checks whether the given string matches.
`protected abstract boolean`	`matches(java.lang.String string, int beginOffset, int endOffset)`	Checks whether the given substring matches.
`java.lang.String`	`prefix()`	Returns a common prefix of all strings matched by this `StringMatcher`.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - StringMatcher
```
public StringMatcher()
```
- Method Detail
  - matches
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public boolean matches(java.lang.String string)
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    Checks whether the given string matches.
    
    Parameters:
    
    string - the string to match.
    
    Returns:
    
    a boolean indicating whether the string matches the criterion.
  - prefix
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public java.lang.String prefix()
```
    Returns a common prefix of all strings matched by this StringMatcher. If the returned value is null, then this StringMatcher does not match any string.
  - matches
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protected abstract boolean matches(java.lang.String string,
                                   int beginOffset,
                                   int endOffset)
```
    Checks whether the given substring matches.
    
    Parameters:
    
    string - the string to match.
    
    beginOffset - the start offset of the substring (inclusive).
    
    endOffset - the end offset of the substring (exclusive).
    
    Returns:
    
    a boolean indicating whether the substring matches the criterion.