Package com.intellij.lang

Class LanguageMatcher

java.lang.Object

com.intellij.lang.LanguageMatcher

public abstract class LanguageMatcher
extends java.lang.Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static LanguageMatcher	match(Language language) Given the filter language X returns the matcher which matches language L if one the following is true: X is not a metalanguage and X is L X is a metalanguage of L
abstract boolean	matchesLanguage(Language language)
static LanguageMatcher	matchWithDialects(Language language) Given the filter language X returns the matcher which matches language L if one the following is true: X is not a metalanguage and X is a base language of L: L.isKindOf(X) == true X is a metalanguage of L or one of its base languages

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

matchesLanguage

public abstract boolean matchesLanguage(Language language)

match

public static LanguageMatcher match(Language language)

Given the filter language X returns the matcher which matches language L if one the following is true:

• X is not a metalanguage and X is L
• X is a metalanguage of L

matchWithDialects

public static LanguageMatcher matchWithDialects(Language language)

Given the filter language X returns the matcher which matches language L if one the following is true:

• X is not a metalanguage and X is a base language of L: L.isKindOf(X) == true
• X is a metalanguage of L or one of its base languages