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package org.exolab.castor.xml.util;

import org.exolab.castor.util.RegExpEvaluator;

/**
 * A simple implementation of a regular expression validator which always returns true. This class
 * can be used to "suppress" validation exceptions when no regular expression validator has been
 * configured.
 *
 * @author Keith Visco
 * @version $Revision$ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $
 */
public class AlwaysTrueRegExpEvaluator implements RegExpEvaluator {

  /**
   * Creates a new AlwaysTrueRegExpEvaluator.
   */
  public AlwaysTrueRegExpEvaluator() {
    super();
  } // -- AlwaysTrueRegExpEvaluator

  /**
   * Sets the regular expression to match against during a call to #matches.
   *
   * @param rexpr the regular expression
   */
  public void setExpression(String rexpr) {
    // -- nothing to do...we don't care since match will always evaluate to true
  } // -- setExpression

  /**
   * Returns true if the given String is matched by the regular expression of this RegExpEvaluator.
   *
   * @param value the String to check the production of
   * @return true if the given string matches the regular expression of this RegExpEvaluator
   * @see #setExpression
   */
  public boolean matches(String value) {
    return true;
  } // -- matches

} // -- AlwaysTrueRegExpEvaluator