org.apache.tiles.core.definition.pattern.wildcard

## Class WildcardDefinitionPatternMatcherFactory

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tiles.core.definition.pattern.wildcard.WildcardDefinitionPatternMatcherFactory

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    DefinitionPatternMatcherFactory, PatternRecognizer

      public class WildcardDefinitionPatternMatcherFactory
      extends Object
      implements DefinitionPatternMatcherFactory, PatternRecognizer

  Creates instances of `WildcardDefinitionPatternMatcher`.
  Since:
    2.2.0

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `WildcardDefinitionPatternMatcherFactory()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `DefinitionPatternMatcher` | `createDefinitionPatternMatcher(String pattern, Definition definition)` Creates a new definition pattern matcher.
    `boolean` | `isPatternRecognized(String candidatePattern)` Checks if a pattern is recognized as a pattern.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### WildcardDefinitionPatternMatcherFactory

          public WildcardDefinitionPatternMatcherFactory()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### createDefinitionPatternMatcher

          public DefinitionPatternMatcher createDefinitionPatternMatcher(String pattern,
                                                                         Definition definition)

      Creates a new definition pattern matcher.
      Specified by:
        `createDefinitionPatternMatcher` in interface `DefinitionPatternMatcherFactory`
      Parameters:
        `pattern` - The pattern to be matched.
        `definition` - The base definition. Created definitions by `DefinitionPatternMatcher.createDefinition(String)` will created with this one as a basis.
      Returns:
        The definition pattern matcher.

    - #### isPatternRecognized

          public boolean isPatternRecognized(String candidatePattern)

      Checks if a pattern is recognized as a pattern.
      Specified by:
        `isPatternRecognized` in interface `PatternRecognizer`
      Parameters:
        `candidatePattern` - The pattern to check.
      Returns:
        `true` if the pattern has been recognized.

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