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package net.sf.json.regexp;
/**
* Abstraction for regexp handling.
*
* @author Andres Almiray
*/
public interface RegexpMatcher {
/**
* Returns the specified group if the string matches the Pattern.
* The Pattern will be managed internally by the RegexpMatcher implementation.
*/
String getGroupIfMatches(String str, int group);
/**
* Returns true is the string macthes the Pattern.
* The Pattern will be managed internally by the RegexpMatcher implementation.
*/
boolean matches(String str);
}