com.opensymphony.xwork2.util

## Class WildcardUtil

- java.lang.Object
- - com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.WildcardUtil

-     public class WildcardUtil
      extends Object

  Helper class to convert wildcard expression to regular expression

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `WildcardUtil()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Pattern` | `compileWildcardPattern(String pattern)` Convert wildcard pattern to Pattern
    `static boolean` | `needsBackslashToBeLiteralInRegex(char c)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### WildcardUtil

          public WildcardUtil()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### compileWildcardPattern

          public static Pattern compileWildcardPattern(String pattern)

      Convert wildcard pattern to Pattern
      Parameters:
        `pattern` - String containing wildcard pattern
      Returns:
        compiled regular expression as a Pattern

    - #### needsBackslashToBeLiteralInRegex

          public static boolean needsBackslashToBeLiteralInRegex(char c)

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