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package com.codename1.util.regex;
/**
* This is a class that contains utility helper methods for this package.
*
* @author Jonathan Locke
* @version $Id: REUtil.java 518156 2007-03-14 14:31:26Z vgritsenko $
*/
public class REUtil
{
/** complex: */
private static final String complexPrefix = "complex:";
/**
* Creates a regular expression, permitting simple or complex syntax
* @param expression The expression, beginning with a prefix if it's complex or
* having no prefix if it's simple
* @param matchFlags Matching style flags
* @return The regular expression object
* @exception RESyntaxException thrown in case of error
*/
public static RE createRE(String expression, int matchFlags) throws RESyntaxException
{
if (expression.startsWith(complexPrefix))
{
return new RE(expression.substring(complexPrefix.length()), matchFlags);
}
return new RE(RE.simplePatternToFullRegularExpression(expression), matchFlags);
}
/**
* Creates a regular expression, permitting simple or complex syntax
* @param expression The expression, beginning with a prefix if it's complex or
* having no prefix if it's simple
* @return The regular expression object
* @exception RESyntaxException thrown in case of error
*/
public static RE createRE(String expression) throws RESyntaxException
{
return createRE(expression, RE.MATCH_NORMAL);
}
}