PathMatcher (web-path-matcher 1.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- sk.antons.web.path.PathMatcher

```
public class PathMatcher
extends Object
```
Web path matching utility. Pattern to be matched can use
individual '?' character to represent any character
individual '*' character to represent any sequence of characters except '/'
path segment with only '*' character (more than one) to represent any sequence of path elements
PathMatcher.instance("/foo/**") represents paths like /foo or /foo/bar/one
PathMatcher.instance("/foo/*.xml") represents paths like /foo/a.xml or /foo/bar.xml
PathMatcher.instance("/foo/?.xml") represents paths like /foo/a.xml or /foo/b.xml

Author:: antons

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PathMatcher(String pattern, int maxSize)
Creates PathMatcher with given pattern and defined max of path segments.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static PathMatcher`	`instance(String pattern)`	Creates PathMatcher with given pattern and defined max of path segments.
`static PathMatcher`	`instance(String pattern, int maxSize)`	Creates PathMatcher with given pattern and defined max of path segments.
`boolean`	`match(String path)`	Returns true if given path matches pattern.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - PathMatcher
```
public PathMatcher(String pattern,
                   int maxSize)
```
    Creates PathMatcher with given pattern and defined max of path segments.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pattern - pattern for matching paths
    
    maxSize - maximal number path segments
- Method Detail
  - instance
```
public static PathMatcher instance(String pattern)
```
    Creates PathMatcher with given pattern and defined max of path segments. It limits path to 64 segments.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pattern - pattern for matching paths
    
    Returns:
    
    new PathMatcher instance
  - instance
```
public static PathMatcher instance(String pattern,
                                   int maxSize)
```
    Creates PathMatcher with given pattern and defined max of path segments.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pattern - pattern for matching paths
    
    maxSize - maximal size of path segments.
    
    Returns:
    
    new PathMatcher instance
  - match
```
public boolean match(String path)
```
    Returns true if given path matches pattern.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - path to be matched
    
    Returns:
    
    true if path matches