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<h3>isWildcard</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type">boolean</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">isWildcard</span>&#8203;<span class="parameters">(char&nbsp;c)</span></div>
<div class="block">Checks if the provided character is a wildcard</div>
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<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>c</code> - the character to check whether it is a wildcard or not</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>boolean true if the character given is a wildcard</dd>
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<h3>endsWith</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type">boolean</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">endsWith</span>&#8203;<span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/16/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link" target="_blank">String</a>&nbsp;string)</span></div>
<div class="block">Determine if there is a match to the pattern that ends with the given string</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>string</code> - the String to match</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>boolean returns true if there is a match, false if not</dd>
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<section class="detail" id="isMatch(java.lang.String)">
<h3>isMatch</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type">boolean</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">isMatch</span>&#8203;<span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/16/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link" target="_blank">String</a>&nbsp;string)</span></div>
<div class="block">Determines if the pattern matches with a given string.</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>string</code> - the String to match</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>boolean returns true if there is a match, false if not</dd>
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<section class="detail" id="startsWith(java.lang.String)">
<h3>startsWith</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type">boolean</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">startsWith</span>&#8203;<span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/16/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link" target="_blank">String</a>&nbsp;string)</span></div>
<div class="block">Determine if there is a match to the pattern that starts with the given string</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>string</code> - the String to match</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>boolean returns true if there is a match, false if not</dd>
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<section class="detail" id="toString()">
<h3>toString</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/16/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link" target="_blank">String</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">toString</span>()</div>
<div class="block">Gives the pattern used to create this PatternString class</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Overrides:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/16/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#toString()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link" target="_blank">toString</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/16/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link" target="_blank">Object</a></code></dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>String returns the pattern used to construct this PatternString</dd>
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