EmptyMatcher.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Mathias Doenitz
 *
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package com.github.fge.grappa.matchers;

import com.github.fge.grappa.matchers.base.AbstractMatcher;
import com.github.fge.grappa.matchers.base.Matcher;
import com.github.fge.grappa.parsers.BaseParser;
import com.github.fge.grappa.run.context.MatcherContext;

/**
 * A {@link Matcher} that always successfully matches nothing
 *
 * @see BaseParser#EMPTY
 */
public final class EmptyMatcher
    extends AbstractMatcher
{
    public EmptyMatcher()
    {
        super("EMPTY");
    }

    @Override
    public MatcherType getType()
    {
        return MatcherType.TERMINAL;
    }

    @Override
    public <V> boolean match(final MatcherContext<V> context)
    {
        return true;
    }
}