001 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 002 $Id: IRegexReplacement.java 26283 2010-02-18 11:18:57Z juergens $ 003 | | 004 | Copyright 2005-2010 Technische Universitaet Muenchen | 005 | | 006 | Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | 007 | you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | 008 | You may obtain a copy of the License at | 009 | | 010 | http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | 011 | | 012 | Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | 013 | distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | 014 | WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | 015 | See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | 016 | limitations under the License. | 017 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ 018 package edu.tum.cs.commons.string; 019 020 import java.util.regex.Pattern; 021 022 /** 023 * This interface describe a replacement to be performed on a string. Syntax for 024 * patterns and replacements is specified in the API documentation of 025 * {@link java.util.regex.Pattern} and {@link java.util.regex.Matcher}. 026 * 027 * @author Florian Deissenboeck 028 * @author $Author: juergens $ 029 * @version $Rev: 26283 $ 030 * @levd.rating GREEN Hash: C83D23458FC9BBD5E38FC9C40D2E7EC1 031 */ 032 public interface IRegexReplacement { 033 /** The pattern to match. */ 034 public Pattern getPattern(); 035 036 /** 037 * The replacement for the pattern. The empty string may be used to define a 038 * deletion. 039 */ 040 public String getReplacement(); 041 }