Class WildcardUtil

Provides wildcard pattern match.

Inheritance
System.Object
WildcardUtil
Inherited Members
System.Object.ToString()
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
Namespace: Mediachase.BusinessFoundation.Data.Meta.Management
Assembly: Mediachase.BusinessFoundation.Data.dll
Version: 10.8.0
Syntax
public static class WildcardUtil

Methods

PatternMatch(String, String)

Validate the source string with the specific mask.

Declaration
public static bool PatternMatch(string Source, string Mask)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String Source

The string to validate.

System.String Mask

The mask expression.

Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if the Source string are valid; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The static PatternMatch method allow you to validate your string with the specific mask.

The PatternMatch mask expression allows you to use two basic character types: literal (normal) text characters and metacharacters. Metacharacters used to ? and * characters.

?Match any simbol
*Zero or more matches
Examples

The following code illustrates the use of the PatternMatch method.

bool bRet1 = McHttpModule.PatternMatch("text","*");		// return true
bool bRet1 = McHttpModule.PatternMatch("text","*e?t");	// return true
bool bRet1 = McHttpModule.PatternMatch("text","*exx");	// return false
bool bRet1 = McHttpModule.PatternMatch("text","t?et");	// return true
bool bRet1 = McHttpModule.PatternMatch("text","??e?");	// return false
bool bRet1 = McHttpModule.PatternMatch("text","t*t*");	// return true