Pattern (biojava-legacy 1.9.5 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.biojava.utils.regex.Pattern

```
public class Pattern
extends Object
```
A class analogous to java.util.regex.Pattern but for SymbolLists.

Since:

1.4

Author:

David Huen

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`FiniteAlphabet`	`getAlphabet()`
`String`	`getName()`	return the String label associated with this pattern.
`Matcher`	`matcher(SymbolList sl)`	Creates a matcher that will match the given input against this pattern.
`String`	`patternAsString()`	returns the Pattern to be matched as a String.
`String`	`patternExpanded()`	returns the actual String used to construct the regex with all ambiguities expanded.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    return the String label associated with this pattern.
  - matcher
```
public Matcher matcher(SymbolList sl)
```
    Creates a matcher that will match the given input against this pattern.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sl - SymbolList against which match is to be made.
    
    Returns:
    
    A new matcher for this pattern.
  - patternAsString
```
public String patternAsString()
```
    returns the Pattern to be matched as a String.
  - patternExpanded
```
public String patternExpanded()
```
    returns the actual String used to construct the regex with all ambiguities expanded. //FIXME: do something about unicode strings and conversion back to something sensible.
  - getAlphabet
```
public FiniteAlphabet getAlphabet()
```