org.springframework.expression.spel.ast
Class OperatorMatches

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl
      org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.Operator
          org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.OperatorMatches

All Implemented Interfaces:

SpelNode

public class OperatorMatches
extends Operator

Implements the matches operator. Matches takes two operands. The first is a string and the second is a java regex. It will return true when getValue() is called if the first operand matches the regex.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Andy Clement

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl

children, pos

Constructor Summary

OperatorMatches(int pos, SpelNodeImpl... operands)

Method Summary

BooleanTypedValue

getValueInternal(ExpressionState state) Check the first operand matches the regex specified as the second operand.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.Operator

getLeftOperand, getOperatorName, getRightOperand, toStringAST

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl

getChild, getChildCount, getEndPosition, getObjectClass, getPreviousChild, getStartPosition, getTypedValue, getValue, getValue, isWritable, nextChildIs, setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

OperatorMatches

public OperatorMatches(int pos,
                       SpelNodeImpl... operands)

Method Detail

getValueInternal

public BooleanTypedValue getValueInternal(ExpressionState state)
                                   throws EvaluationException

Check the first operand matches the regex specified as the second operand.

Specified by:

getValueInternal in class SpelNodeImpl

Parameters:

state - the expression state

Returns:

true if the first operand matches the regex specified as the second operand, otherwise false

Throws:

EvaluationException - if there is a problem evaluating the expression (e.g. the regex is invalid)