Java Wildcard Match wildCardMatch(String text, String pattern)

Description

test the text match the wild char "*"

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
text	example: helloworld
pattern	example: hell*world

Declaration

public static boolean wildCardMatch(String text, String pattern) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    /**/*from  www  . j  a  v  a 2  s  .  co m*/
     * test the text match the wild char "*"
     * @param text    example: helloworld
     * @param pattern example: hell*world
     * @return 
     * @author <a href="mailto:iffiff1@gmail.com">Tyler Chen</a> 
     * @since 2015-4-8
     */
    public static boolean wildCardMatch(String text, String pattern) {
        if (pattern == null || pattern.length() < 1 || "*".equals(pattern)) {
            return true;
        }
        if (text == null || text.length() < 1) {
            return false;
        }
        String[] cards = pattern.split("\\*");
        for (String card : cards) {
            int idx = text.indexOf(card);
            if (idx == -1) {
                return false;
            }
            text = text.substring(idx + card.length());
        }
        return true;
    }
}

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