PatternEditor.java

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package org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors;

import java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

/**
 * Editor for <code>java.util.regex.Pattern</code>, to directly populate a Pattern property.
 * Expects the same syntax as Pattern's <code>compile</code> method.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.0.1
 * @see java.util.regex.Pattern
 * @see java.util.regex.Pattern#compile(String)
 */
public class PatternEditor extends PropertyEditorSupport {

	private final int flags;


	/**
	 * Create a new PatternEditor with default settings.
	 */
	public PatternEditor() {
		this.flags = 0;
	}

	/**
	 * Create a new PatternEditor with the given settings.
	 * @param flags the <code>java.util.regex.Pattern</code> flags to apply
	 * @see java.util.regex.Pattern#compile(String, int)
	 * @see java.util.regex.Pattern#CASE_INSENSITIVE
	 * @see java.util.regex.Pattern#MULTILINE
	 * @see java.util.regex.Pattern#DOTALL
	 * @see java.util.regex.Pattern#UNICODE_CASE
	 * @see java.util.regex.Pattern#CANON_EQ
	 */
	public PatternEditor(int flags) {
		this.flags = flags;
	}


	public void setAsText(String text) {
		setValue(text != null ? Pattern.compile(text, this.flags) : null);
	}

	public String getAsText() {
		Pattern value = (Pattern) getValue();
		return (value != null ? value.pattern() : "");
	}

}