org.netbeans.api.search

Enum SearchPattern.MatchType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<SearchPattern.MatchType>

org.netbeans.api.search.SearchPattern.MatchType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<SearchPattern.MatchType>, java.lang.constant.Constable

Enclosing class:

SearchPattern

public static enum SearchPattern.MatchType
extends Enum<SearchPattern.MatchType>

Specifies how the pattern is matched to the searched text. Please note that more items can be added to the enum in the future.

Since:

api.search/1.11

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
BASIC The pattern can contain basic wildcards, star (*) for any string and questionaire (?) for any character.
LITERAL Match the pattern literally.
REGEXP The pattern follows java.util.regex.Pattern syntax.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	toString()
static SearchPattern.MatchType	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static SearchPattern.MatchType[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

LITERAL

public static final SearchPattern.MatchType LITERAL

Match the pattern literally.

BASIC

public static final SearchPattern.MatchType BASIC

The pattern can contain basic wildcards, star (*) for any string and questionaire (?) for any character. The escape character for these wildcards is backslash (\).

REGEXP

public static final SearchPattern.MatchType REGEXP

The pattern follows java.util.regex.Pattern syntax.

Method Detail

values

public static SearchPattern.MatchType[] values()

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static SearchPattern.MatchType valueOf(String name)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Enum<SearchPattern.MatchType>