Package gnu.regexp

Class REFilterReader

All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, AutoCloseable, Readable

public class REFilterReader extends FilterReader
Replaces instances of a given RE with replacement text.
Since:
gnu.regexp 1.1.0
Author:
Lee Sau Dan
  • Constructor Details

    • REFilterReader

      public REFilterReader(Reader stream, RE expr, String replace)
      Creates an REFilterReader. When reading from this stream, occurrences of patterns matching the supplied regular expression will be replaced with the supplied replacement text (the metacharacters $0 through $9 may be used to refer to the full match or subexpression matches.
      Parameters:
      stream - The Reader to be filtered.
      expr - The regular expression to search for.
      replace - The text pattern to replace matches with.
  • Method Details

    • read

      public int read()
      Reads the next character from the stream per the general contract of Reader.read(). Returns -1 on error or end of stream.
      Overrides:
      read in class FilterReader
    • markSupported

      public boolean markSupported()
      Returns false. REFilterReader does not support mark() and reset() methods.
      Overrides:
      markSupported in class FilterReader
    • read

      public int read(char[] b, int off, int len)
      Reads from the stream into the provided array.
      Overrides:
      read in class FilterReader
    • read

      public int read(char[] b)
      Reads from the stream into the provided array.
      Overrides:
      read in class Reader