org.codehaus.groovy.grails.web.mapping
[Java] Interface UrlMappingParser

public interface UrlMappingParser

Parses a Grails URL mapping into a UrlMappingData object that holds various information about the mapping

A Grails URL pattern is not a regex, but is an extension to the form defined by Apache Ant and used by Spring AntPathMatcher. Unlike regular Ant paths Grails URL patterns allow for capturing groups in the form:

The parenthesis define a capturing group. This implementation transforms regular Ant paths into regular expressions that are able to use capturing groups

Authors:

Graeme Rocher

Since:

0.5

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public UrlMappingData parse(java.lang.String url)

Parses the given URI pattern into a UrlMappingData instance

Parameters:

url - The URL pattern to parse

Returns:

The UrlMappingData instance

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