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package org.apache.commons.text.matcher; | |
/** | |
* Determines if a character array portion matches. | |
* | |
* @since 1.3 | |
*/ | |
public interface StringMatcher { | |
/** | |
* Returns the number of matching characters, zero for no match. | |
* <p> | |
* This method is called to check for a match. The parameter {@code pos} represents the current position to be | |
* checked in the string {@code buffer} (a character array which must not be changed). The API guarantees that | |
* {@code pos} is a valid index for {@code buffer}. | |
* </p> | |
* <p> | |
* The character array may be larger than the active area to be matched. Only values in the buffer between the | |
* specified indices may be accessed. | |
* </p> | |
* <p> | |
* The matching code may check one character or many. It may check characters preceding {@code pos} as well as | |
* those after, so long as no checks exceed the bounds specified. | |
* </p> | |
* <p> | |
* It must return zero for no match, or a positive number if a match was found. The number indicates the number of | |
* characters that matched. | |
* </p> | |
* | |
* @param buffer | |
* the text content to match against, do not change | |
* @param start | |
* the starting position for the match, valid for buffer | |
* @param bufferStart | |
* the first active index in the buffer, valid for buffer | |
* @param bufferEnd | |
* the end index (exclusive) of the active buffer, valid for buffer | |
* @return The number of matching characters, or zero if there is no match | |
*/ | |
int isMatch(char[] buffer, int start, int bufferStart, int bufferEnd); | |
} |