net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.pattern
Class CharacterString

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.pattern.Pattern
      net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.pattern.CharacterString

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class CharacterString
extends Pattern

This class represents a pattern for a sequence of characters.

Version:

CVS $Id: CharacterString.java,v 1.6 2003/12/09 19:55:52 benedikta Exp $

Author:

Stephan Michels

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

CharacterString()
Creates a pattern for a character sequence.

CharacterString(java.lang.String string)
Creates a pattern for a character sequence.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() Create a clone of this pattern.
java.lang.String	getString() Returns the sequence of characters
void	setString(java.lang.String string) Set the sequence of characters for this pattern
java.lang.String	toString() Return a string representation of this pattern
Violations	validate() Validates this pattern.

Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.pattern.Pattern

getLocation, getMaxOccurs, getMinOccurs, setLocation, setMaxOccurs, setMinOccurs

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CharacterString

public CharacterString()

Creates a pattern for a character sequence.

CharacterString

public CharacterString(java.lang.String string)

Creates a pattern for a character sequence.

Parameters:

string - Character sequence.

Method Detail

setString

public void setString(java.lang.String string)

Set the sequence of characters for this pattern

Parameters:

string - Character sequence

getString

public java.lang.String getString()

Returns the sequence of characters

Returns:

Seqence of characaters

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return a string representation of this pattern

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

String representation of the pattern.

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Create a clone of this pattern.

Specified by:

clone in class Pattern

Returns:

Clone of this pattern.

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException - If an exception occurs during the cloning.

validate

public Violations validate()

Validates this pattern.

Specified by:

validate in class Pattern

Returns:

Return a list of violations, if this pattern isn't valid.