## net.sf.statcvs.util
Class FilePatternMatcher

    java.lang.Object
      net.sf.statcvs.util.FilePatternMatcher

    public class FilePatternMatcher

extends Object

Matches filenames against an Ant-style wildcard pattern list.

In short, ? matches one character, * matches zero or more characters but no directory changes (it doesn't match / or \), and ** matches zero or more directory levels. If the wildcard pattern ends in / or \, an implicit ** is added.

Several patterns can be specified, seperated by : or ;.

Everything is case sensitive. If you need case insensitive pattern matching, use `String.toLower()` on the pattern and on the candidate string.

Version:
  $Id: FilePatternMatcher.java,v 1.3 2008/04/02 11:22:15 benoitx Exp $
Author:
  Richard Cyganiak <rcyg@gmx.de>

Constructor Summary
`FilePatternMatcher(String wildcardPattern)` Creates a matcher to match filenames against a specified wildcard pattern

Method Summary
`boolean` `matches(String filename)` Matches a filename against the wildcard pattern.
`String` `toString()`

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

Constructor Detail

### FilePatternMatcher

    public FilePatternMatcher(String wildcardPattern)

  Creates a matcher to match filenames against a specified wildcard pattern

  Parameters:
    `wildcardPattern` - an Ant-style wildcard pattern

Method Detail

### matches

    public boolean matches(String filename)

  Matches a filename against the wildcard pattern.

  Parameters:
    `filename` - a filename
  Returns:
    `true` if the filename matches the pattern

### toString

    public String toString()

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`