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package org.civilian.internal.pathparam;


import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.civilian.type.TypeLib;


/**
 * SegmentWcPPFormat is a special String-typed RegexPPFormat
 * which is defined with a pattern string, containing a wildcard '*'. 
 */
public class SegmentWcPathParam extends RegexPathParam<String>
{
	/**
	 * Creates a SegmentWcPPFormat.
	 * @param buildPattern a string describing the segment. It must contain
	 * 		a single wildcard '*' which represents the variable part of the segment.
	 */
	public SegmentWcPathParam(String name, String buildPattern)
	{
		super(name, TypeLib.STRING, Pattern.compile(buildPattern.replace("*", "([^/]+)")), buildPattern);						
	}

	
	/**
	 * Returns the originaö build pattern passed to the constructor. 
	 */
	@Override protected String getPatternString()
	{
		return buildPattern_;
	}
}