com.dkfqs.tools.text

Class SimplePatternValueExtractor

java.lang.Object

com.dkfqs.tools.text.SimplePatternValueExtractor

public class SimplePatternValueExtractor
extends java.lang.Object

Extract all values from a content which are enclosed by a left side pattern and a right pattern.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SimplePatternValueExtractor(java.lang.String content, java.lang.String leftSidePattern, java.lang.String rightSidePattern) Create a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String[]	getExtractedValues() Get an array of the extracted values.
void	setSearchPerLine(boolean searchPerLine) Set if the values are searched per line (default: true).
void	setTrimExtractedValues(boolean trimExtractedValues) Set if leading and trailing whitespace are removed from the extracted values (default = false).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SimplePatternValueExtractor

public SimplePatternValueExtractor(java.lang.String content,
                                   java.lang.String leftSidePattern,
                                   java.lang.String rightSidePattern)

Create a new instance.

Parameters:

content - the content from which the values are extracted

leftSidePattern - the pattern for the left side

rightSidePattern - the pattern for the right side

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the left side or the right side pattern is an empty string

Method Detail

setSearchPerLine

public void setSearchPerLine(boolean searchPerLine)

Set if the values are searched per line (default: true).
Hint: In case you expect that the extracted values contain line break and/or carriage return chars then you should set this option to false.

Parameters:

searchPerLine - true = the values are searched per line, false = the values are searched over multiple lines

setTrimExtractedValues

public void setTrimExtractedValues(boolean trimExtractedValues)

Set if leading and trailing whitespace are removed from the extracted values (default = false).

Parameters:

trimExtractedValues - true = trailing whitespace are removed from the extracted values

getExtractedValues

public java.lang.String[] getExtractedValues()

Get an array of the extracted values.

Returns:

an array of the extracted values