    001    /* $Id: RegexMatcher.java 471661 2006-11-06 08:09:25Z skitching $
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    018
    019    package org.apache.commons.digester;
    020
    021
    022    /**
    023     * Regular expression matching strategy for RegexRules.
    024     *
    025     * @since 1.5
    026     */
    027
    028    abstract public class RegexMatcher {
    029
    030        /**
    031         * Returns true if the given pattern matches the given path
    032         * according to the regex algorithm that this strategy applies.
    033         *
    034         * @param pathPattern the standard digester path representing the element
    035         * @param rulePattern the regex pattern the path will be tested against
    036         * @return true if the given pattern matches the given path
    037         */
    038        abstract public boolean match(String pathPattern, String rulePattern);
    039
    040    }