MetadataPatternMatcher (Jaybird API)

java.lang.Object
- org.firebirdsql.jdbc.metadata.MetadataPatternMatcher

```
@InternalApi
public abstract class MetadataPatternMatcher
extends java.lang.Object
```
Emulates behavior of a database metadata pattern.
This behaves similar to (but not 100% identical to) a SQL LIKE pattern with ESCAPE '\' clause.

This implementation is not thread-safe.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Mark Rotteveel

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static MetadataPatternMatcher`	`fromPattern(MetadataPattern metadataPattern)`	Derives a metadata pattern matcher from a metadata pattern instance.
`abstract boolean`	`matches(java.lang.String value)`	Checks if `value` matches the pattern of this matcher.
`static java.lang.String`	`patternToRegex(java.lang.String metadataPattern)`	Creates a regular expression pattern equivalent to the provided database metadata pattern.

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

- Method Detail
  - fromPattern
```
public static MetadataPatternMatcher fromPattern(MetadataPattern metadataPattern)
```
    Derives a metadata pattern matcher from a metadata pattern instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    metadataPattern - Metadata pattern instance
    
    Returns:
    
    Matcher for metadataPattern
  - matches
```
public abstract boolean matches(java.lang.String value)
```
    Checks if value matches the pattern of this matcher.
    This method is not thread-safe.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - Value to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if value matches this pattern, false otherwise
  - patternToRegex
```
public static java.lang.String patternToRegex(java.lang.String metadataPattern)
```
    Creates a regular expression pattern equivalent to the provided database metadata pattern.
    
    Parameters:
    
    metadataPattern - database metadata pattern
    
    Returns:
    
    Pattern for the provided like string.