org.apache.lucene.util.automaton

Interface AutomatonProvider

public interface AutomatonProvider

Automaton provider for RegExp. RegExp.toAutomaton(AutomatonProvider)

WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Automaton	getAutomaton(String name) Returns automaton of the given name.

Method Detail

getAutomaton

Automaton getAutomaton(String name)
                       throws IOException

Returns automaton of the given name.

Parameters:

name - automaton name

Returns:

automaton

Throws:

IOException - if errors occur