Java Java String Format toJavaPattern(String pattern)

Description

to Java Pattern

License

Open Source License

Declaration

private static String toJavaPattern(String pattern) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

public class Main {
    private static String toJavaPattern(String pattern) {
        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder("^");
        char metachar[] = { '$', '^', '[', ']', '(', ')', '{', '|', /* '*', */'+', '?', '.', '/' };
        for (int i = 0; i < pattern.length(); i++) {
            char ch = pattern.charAt(i);
            boolean isMeta = false;
            for (char aMetachar : metachar) {
                if (ch == aMetachar) {
                    result.append("\\").append(String.valueOf(ch));
                    isMeta = true;// ww w  . j a v a2  s  .  com
                    break;
                }
            }
            if (!isMeta) {
                if (ch == '*') {
                    result.append(".*");
                } else {
                    result.append(ch);
                }

            }
        }
        result.append("$");
        return result.toString();
    }
}

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7. toJavaScriptEncode(String string)
8. toJavaScriptSafeString(String content)
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