Regexp (Apache Ant API)

All Superinterfaces:: RegexpMatcher

All Known Implementing Classes:: JakartaOroRegexp, JakartaRegexpRegexp, Jdk14RegexpRegexp

public interface Regexp
extends RegexpMatcher

Interface which represents a regular expression, and the operations that can be performed on it.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`REPLACE_ALL`	Replace all occurrences of the regular expression
`static int`	`REPLACE_FIRST`	Replace only the first occurrence of the regular expression

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tools.ant.util.regexp.RegexpMatcher

MATCH_CASE_INSENSITIVE, MATCH_DEFAULT, MATCH_MULTILINE, MATCH_SINGLELINE

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method Description

java.lang.String substitute(java.lang.String input, java.lang.String argument, int options)
Perform a substitution on the regular expression.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tools.ant.util.regexp.RegexpMatcher
getGroups, getGroups, getPattern, matches, matches, setPattern

Field Details
- REPLACE_FIRST
  
  static final int REPLACE_FIRST
  
  Replace only the first occurrence of the regular expression
  
  See Also:
  
  Constant Field Values
- REPLACE_ALL
  
  static final int REPLACE_ALL
  
  Replace all occurrences of the regular expression
  
  See Also:
  
  Constant Field Values
Method Details
- substitute
  
  java.lang.String substitute(java.lang.String input, java.lang.String argument, int options) throws BuildException
  
  Perform a substitution on the regular expression.
  
  Parameters:
  
  input - The string to substitute on
  
  argument - The string which defines the substitution
  
  options - The list of options for the match and replace. See the MATCH_ and REPLACE_ constants above.
  
  Returns:
  
  the result of the operation
  
  Throws:
  
  BuildException - on error