## org.springframework.expression.spel.ast
Class OperatorMatches

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl
          org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.Operator
              org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.OperatorMatches

All Implemented Interfaces:
  SpelNode

    public class OperatorMatches

extends Operator

Implements the matches operator. Matches takes two operands. The first is a string and the second is a java regex. It will return true when getValue() is called if the first operand matches the regex.

Since:
  3.0
Author:
  Andy Clement

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl
`children, pos`

Constructor Summary
`OperatorMatches(int pos, SpelNodeImpl... operands)`

Method Summary
`BooleanTypedValue` `getValueInternal(ExpressionState state)` Check the first operand matches the regex specified as the second operand.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.Operator
`getLeftOperand, getOperatorName, getRightOperand, toStringAST`

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl
`getChild, getChildCount, getEndPosition, getObjectClass, getPreviousChild, getStartPosition, getTypedValue, getValue, getValue, isWritable, nextChildIs, setValue`

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

Constructor Detail

### OperatorMatches

    public OperatorMatches(int pos,
                           SpelNodeImpl... operands)

Method Detail

### getValueInternal

    public BooleanTypedValue getValueInternal(ExpressionState state)
                                       throws EvaluationException

  Check the first operand matches the regex specified as the second operand.

  Specified by:
    `getValueInternal` in class `SpelNodeImpl`
  Parameters:
    `state` - the expression state
  Returns:
    true if the first operand matches the regex specified as the second operand, otherwise false
  Throws:
    `EvaluationException` - if there is a problem evaluating the expression (e.g. the regex is invalid)