Package liquibase.util

Class ExpressionMatcher

java.lang.Object

liquibase.util.ExpressionMatcher

public final class ExpressionMatcher
extends Object

Common functionality for matching set of Context/Labels against provided expression. Supported syntax: - ! / not - to negate expression/token - and - conjunction operator - or - disjunction operator - () - increase evaluation order priority for sub-expression

Examples: "(a and b) or (c and d)" "!a and b"

Usage:

See Also:

LabelExpression, ContextExpression

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	matches(String expression, Collection<String> items)	Test provided expression against list of items.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

matches

public static boolean matches(String expression,
                              Collection<String> items)

Test provided expression against list of items. Case insensitive.

Parameters:

expression - - expression that will be parsed and evaluated against provided list of items

items - - list of items

Returns:

true if provided list of items satisfy expression criteria. false otherwise.