MetaPatternParser (Wicket Parent 9.18.0-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.wicket.util.parse.metapattern.parsers.MetaPatternParser

Direct Known Subclasses:

IntegerVariableAssignmentParser, ListParser, TagNameParser, VariableAssignmentParser, WordParser
```
public abstract class MetaPatternParser
extends Object
```
Base class for various MetaPattern based parsers.

Author:

Jonathan Locke

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`MetaPatternParser(CharSequence input)`	Construct the parser.
`MetaPatternParser(MetaPattern pattern, CharSequence input)`	Construct the parser and initialize the matcher with the pattern given.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected boolean`	`advance(MetaPattern pattern)`	Advance parsing to the next element.
`boolean`	`atEnd()`	Whether the internal cursor has advanced to the end of the input.
`Matcher`	`matcher()`	Gets the matcher.
`boolean`	`matches()`	Whether the matcher matches the pattern.
`void`	`setPattern(MetaPattern pattern)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - MetaPatternParser
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public MetaPatternParser(CharSequence input)
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    Construct the parser. You must call
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - to parse
    
    See Also:
    
    to initialize the matcher with the pattern.
  - MetaPatternParser
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public MetaPatternParser(MetaPattern pattern,
                         CharSequence input)
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    Construct the parser and initialize the matcher with the pattern given.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pattern - Meta pattern
    
    input - Input to parse
- Method Detail
  - setPattern
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public void setPattern(MetaPattern pattern)
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    Parameters:
    
    pattern - Pattern
  - advance
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protected final boolean advance(MetaPattern pattern)
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    Advance parsing to the next element. The internal cursor will be moved to end of the string matched.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pattern - Meta pattern
    
    Returns:
    
    True if found, false otherwise
  - matches
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public boolean matches()
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    Whether the matcher matches the pattern.
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the matcher matches
  - matcher
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public final Matcher matcher()
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    Gets the matcher.
    
    Returns:
    
    the matcher
  - atEnd
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public final boolean atEnd()
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    Whether the internal cursor has advanced to the end of the input.
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the input is parsed