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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 <a href="mailto:kvisco@intalio.com">Keith Visco</a>
* @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