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45  package org.exolab.castor.xml.util;
46  
47  import org.exolab.castor.util.RegExpEvaluator;
48  
49  /**
50   * A simple implementation of a regular expression validator which always
51   * returns true. This class can be used to "suppress" validation exceptions when
52   * no regular expression validator has been configured.
53   *
54   * @author <a href="mailto:kvisco@intalio.com">Keith Visco</a>
55   * @version $Revision$ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $
56   */
57  public class AlwaysTrueRegExpEvaluator implements RegExpEvaluator {
58  
59      /**
60       * Creates a new AlwaysTrueRegExpEvaluator.
61       */
62      public AlwaysTrueRegExpEvaluator() {
63          super();
64      } //-- AlwaysTrueRegExpEvaluator
65  
66      /**
67       * Sets the regular expression to match against during a call to #matches.
68       *
69       * @param rexpr the regular expression
70       */
71      public void setExpression(String rexpr) {
72          //-- nothing to do...we don't care since match will always evaluate to true
73      } //-- setExpression
74  
75      /**
76       * Returns true if the given String is matched by the regular expression of
77       * this RegExpEvaluator.
78       *
79       * @param value the String to check the production of
80       * @return true if the given string matches the regular expression of this
81       *         RegExpEvaluator
82       * @see #setExpression
83       */
84      public boolean matches(String value) {
85          return true;
86      } //-- matches
87  
88  } //-- AlwaysTrueRegExpEvaluator