RegExStringFilter (Repast Simphony 2.10 API)

java.lang.Object
- repast.simphony.filter.RegExStringFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Filter<String>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ClassPathFilter
```
public class RegExStringFilter
extends Object
implements Filter<String>
```
String filter that matches using regular expressions.

Author:

Nick Collier

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected Pattern pattern

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	`RegExStringFilter()`
	`RegExStringFilter(String regEx)`	Creates a `RegExStringFilter` that will evaluate to true if the passed in String matches the specified regular expression.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`evaluate(String object)`
`String`	`getPattern()`	Gets the regular expression pattern for this RegExFilter.

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

- Field Detail
  - pattern
```
protected Pattern pattern
```
- Constructor Detail
  - RegExStringFilter
```
protected RegExStringFilter()
```
  - RegExStringFilter
```
public RegExStringFilter(String regEx)
```
    Creates a RegExStringFilter that will evaluate to true if the passed in String matches the specified regular expression.
    
    Parameters:
    
    regEx - the regular expression to match
- Method Detail
  - evaluate
```
public boolean evaluate(String object)
```
    Specified by:
    
    evaluate in interface Filter<String>
  - getPattern
```
public String getPattern()
```
    Gets the regular expression pattern for this RegExFilter.
    
    Returns:
    
    the regular expression pattern for this RegExFilter.