StringStartsWithColumnConstraint

java.lang.Object
- docking.widgets.table.constraint.StringColumnConstraint
- - docking.widgets.table.constraint.StringStartsWithColumnConstraint

All Implemented Interfaces:

ColumnConstraint<java.lang.String>, java.lang.Comparable<ColumnConstraint<java.lang.String>>

Direct Known Subclasses:

StringNotStartsWithColumnConstraint
```
public class StringStartsWithColumnConstraint
extends StringColumnConstraint
```
String column constraint for matching column values if they start with the constraint value pattern.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class docking.widgets.table.constraint.StringColumnConstraint
  matchesPattern

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

StringStartsWithColumnConstraint(java.lang.String patternString)
Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ColumnConstraint<java.lang.String>`	`copy(java.lang.String newPatternString)`	subclasses must override to generate new versions of themselves but with a new pattern string.
`protected java.util.regex.Pattern`	`generateMatchesPattern(java.lang.String patternString)`
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of the constraint

Methods inherited from class docking.widgets.table.constraint.StringColumnConstraint
accepts, equals, generateFindsPattern, getColumnType, getConstraintValueString, getConstraintValueTooltip, getEditor, getGroup, getHighlightMatcher, getPatternString, hashCode, isValidPatternString, parseConstraintValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface docking.widgets.table.constraint.ColumnConstraint
asString, compareTo

- Constructor Detail
  - StringStartsWithColumnConstraint
```
public StringStartsWithColumnConstraint(java.lang.String patternString)
```
    Constructor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    patternString - the string to use to create a "starts with" pattern.
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
public java.lang.String getName()
```
    Description copied from interface: ColumnConstraint
    
    Returns the name of the constraint
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the constraint.
  - copy
```
public ColumnConstraint<java.lang.String> copy(java.lang.String newPatternString)
```
    Description copied from class: StringColumnConstraint
    
    subclasses must override to generate new versions of themselves but with a new pattern string.
    
    Specified by:
    
    copy in class StringColumnConstraint
    
    Parameters:
    
    newPatternString - the new string to use for creating the match pattern.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new ColumnConstraint that is the same type as this constraint but with a new range defined.
  - generateMatchesPattern
```
protected java.util.regex.Pattern generateMatchesPattern(java.lang.String patternString)
```
    Specified by:
    
    generateMatchesPattern in class StringColumnConstraint