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## org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition
Class Matches

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
          org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.Matches

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable, Condition

    public class Matches

extends ProjectComponent
implements Condition

Simple regular expression condition.

Since:
  Ant 1.7

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`description, location, project`

Constructor Summary
`Matches()`

Method Summary
`void` | `addRegexp(RegularExpression regularExpression)` A regular expression.
`boolean` | `eval()` Is this condition true?
`void` | `setCasesensitive(boolean b)` Whether to ignore case or not.
`void` | `setMultiline(boolean b)` Whether to match should be multiline.
`void` | `setPattern(java.lang.String pattern)` Set the regular expression to match against
`void` | `setSingleLine(boolean b)` Whether to treat input as singleline ('.' matches newline).
`void` | `setString(java.lang.String string)` Set the string

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`clone, getDescription, getLocation, getProject, log, log, setDescription, setLocation, setProject`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### Matches

    public Matches()

Method Detail

### setString

    public void setString(java.lang.String string)

  Set the string

  Parameters:
    `string` - the string to match

### setPattern

    public void setPattern(java.lang.String pattern)

  Set the regular expression to match against

  Parameters:
    `pattern` - the regular expression pattern

### addRegexp

    public void addRegexp(RegularExpression regularExpression)

  A regular expression. You can use this element to refer to a previously defined regular expression datatype instance

  Parameters:
    `regularExpression` - the regular expression object to be configured as an element

### setCasesensitive

    public void setCasesensitive(boolean b)

  Whether to ignore case or not.

  Parameters:
    `b` - if false, ignore case.
  Since:
    Ant 1.7

### setMultiline

    public void setMultiline(boolean b)

  Whether to match should be multiline.

  Parameters:
    `b` - the value to set.

### setSingleLine

    public void setSingleLine(boolean b)

  Whether to treat input as singleline ('.' matches newline). Corresponsds to java.util.regex.Pattern.DOTALL.

  Parameters:
    `b` - the value to set.

### eval

    public boolean eval()
                 throws BuildException

  Description copied from interface: `Condition`
  Is this condition true?

  Specified by:
    `eval` in interface `Condition`
  Returns:
    true if the string matches the regular expression pattern
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - if the attributes are not set correctly

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