/**
* Return true if the regexp pattern is found to occur in the input string.
*
* @param input the input string
* @param p the pattern
*/
public static boolean regexp(String input, String p) {
try {
Pattern pattern = compiler.compile(p);
return sMatcher.contains(input, pattern);
} catch (MalformedPatternException e) {
// We should probably print something to a debug log or something to mention that the pattern
// we tested
// threw an error and probably has some bogus regexp syntax.
return false;
}
}
/**
* Perform string substitution using pattern matching.
*
* @param str the source string
* @param p pattern to look for
* @param s the string to replace <i>pattern</i> with. Perl5 references to matches are allowed.
* See <a
* href="http://jakarta.apache.org/oro/api/org/apache/oro/text/regex/Perl5Substitution.html">http://jakarta.apache.org/oro/api/org/apache/oro/text/regex/Perl5Substitution.html</a>
* @param numSubs number of substitutions to perform, Util.SUBSTITUTE_ALL will cause all
* occurences to be replaced
* @return the string with the substitution made for numSubs occurences of the pattern
*/
public static String regsub(String str, String p, String s, int numSubs) {
try {
Pattern pattern = compiler.compile(p);
Perl5Substitution subst = new Perl5Substitution(s);
String result = Util.substitute(sMatcher, pattern, subst, str, numSubs);
return result;
} catch (MalformedPatternException e) {
throw new CompilationError(e);
}
}
