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45 package org.exolab.castor.util;
46
47 /**
48 * A simple interface for evaluating Regular expressions.
49 *
50 * @author <a href="mailto:kvisco@intalio.com">Keith Visco</a>
51 * @version $Revision$ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $
52 */
53 public interface RegExpEvaluator {
54
55 /**
56 * Returns true if the given String matches the regular expression of
57 * this {@link RegExpEvaluator}.
58 *
59 * @param value
60 * the String to check the production of
61 * @return true if the given string matches the regular expression of this
62 * {@link RegExpEvaluator}
63 * @see #setExpression
64 */
65 boolean matches(String value);
66
67 /**
68 * Sets the regular expression to match against during a call to
69 * {@link #matches}.
70 *
71 * @param rexpr
72 * the regular expression
73 */
74 void setExpression(String rexpr);
75
76 }