diff -r 000000000000 -r bca65655b36b rt/emul/compact/src/main/java/java/util/regex/package.html --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/rt/emul/compact/src/main/java/java/util/regex/package.html Mon Oct 07 16:13:27 2013 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ + + + + + + + + +Classes for matching character sequences against patterns specified by regular +expressions. + +

An instance of the {@link java.util.regex.Pattern} class represents a +regular expression that is specified in string form in a syntax similar to +that used by Perl. + +

Instances of the {@link java.util.regex.Matcher} class are used to match +character sequences against a given pattern. Input is provided to matchers via +the {@link java.lang.CharSequence} interface in order to support matching +against characters from a wide variety of input sources.

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Unless otherwise noted, passing a null argument to a method +in any class or interface in this package will cause a +{@link java.lang.NullPointerException NullPointerException} to be thrown. + +

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