/*
* Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Caucho Technology -- all rights reserved
*
* This file is part of Resin(R) Open Source
*
* Each copy or derived work must preserve the copyright notice and this
* notice unmodified.
*
* Resin Open Source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* Resin Open Source is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, or any warranty
* of NON-INFRINGEMENT. See the GNU General Public License for more
* details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with Resin Open Source; if not, write to the
*
* Free Software Foundation, Inc.
* 59 Temple Place, Suite 330
* Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*
* @author Scott Ferguson
*/
package com.caucho.config.type;
import com.caucho.config.*;
import java.util.regex.*;
/**
* Represents a regexp type.
*/
public final class PatternType extends ConfigType
{
public static final PatternType TYPE = new PatternType();
/**
* The PatternType is a singleton
*/
private PatternType()
{
}
/**
* Returns the Java type.
*/
public Class getType()
{
return Pattern.class;
}
/**
* Converts the string to a value of the type.
*/
public Object valueOf(String text)
{
try {
return Pattern.compile(text);
} catch (Exception e) {
throw ConfigException.create(e);
}
}
}