/* $Id: RegexMatcher.java,v 1.9 2004/05/10 06:52:50 skitching Exp $
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package org.apache.commons.digester;


/**
 * Regular expression matching strategy for RegexRules.
 *
 * @since 1.5
 */

abstract public class RegexMatcher {
    
    /** 
     * Returns true if the given pattern matches the given path 
     * according to the regex algorithm that this strategy applies.
     *
     * @param pathPattern the standard digester path representing the element
     * @param rulePattern the regex pattern the path will be tested against
     * @return true if the given pattern matches the given path
     */
    abstract public boolean match(String pathPattern, String rulePattern);
    
}