Class RegexSplitter

java.lang.Object
org.biojava.bio.program.tagvalue.RegexSplitter
All Implemented Interfaces:
ChangeTable.Splitter

public class RegexSplitter extends Object implements ChangeTable.Splitter

A ValueChanger.Splitter that splits a line of text using a regular expression, returning one value per match.

A list of values is generated by effectively executing:

 matcher = pattern.matcher(value.toString());

 while(matcher.find()) {
   values.add(matcher.group(matchGroup);
 }
 

Since:
1.3
Author:
Matthew Pocock
  • Constructor Details

    • RegexSplitter

      public RegexSplitter(Pattern pattern, int matchGroup)
      Create a new RegexSplitter with a pattern.
      Parameters:
      pattern - the Pattern used to split values
      matchGroup - the group to pull out - use 0 to pull out the whole match
  • Method Details

    • split

      public List split(Object value)
      Description copied from interface: ChangeTable.Splitter

      Produce a list of values from an old value.

      It is strongly recommended that this method is re-entrant and does not modify the state of the Splitter in a way that would affect future return -values.

      Specified by:
      split in interface ChangeTable.Splitter
      Parameters:
      value - the old value Object
      Returns:
      a List of value Objects produced by splitting the old value Object