uk.ac.cisban.rod.parsing.util
Class BarcodePatternMatching

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.cisban.rod.parsing.util.BarcodePatternMatching

public class BarcodePatternMatching
extends java.lang.Object

Checks to see if the barcodes match the pattern of three capital letters and eight numbers and prompts the user for any changes.

Author:

Morgan Taschuk

Constructor Summary

BarcodePatternMatching()

Method Summary

static java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>	checkBarcodes(java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> barcodes) Check to see if the barcodes match the pattern of three capital letters and eight numbers and prompts the user for any changes.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
static java.util.Collection<java.lang.String>	substituteBarcodes(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> barcodes, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> barcodeSubs) Creates a new list in the same order as the given one, but substituting the given barcodes for the original ones.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BarcodePatternMatching

public BarcodePatternMatching()

Method Detail

substituteBarcodes

public static java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> substituteBarcodes(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> barcodes,
                                                                        java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> barcodeSubs)

Creates a new list in the same order as the given one, but substituting the given barcodes for the original ones.

Parameters:

barcodes - the list of barcodes

barcodeSubs - the map of barcodes to switch out

Returns:

a list ordered exactly the same but with some different barcodes

See Also:

BarcodePatternMatching.checkBarcodes(ArrayList barcodes)

checkBarcodes

public static java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> checkBarcodes(java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> barcodes)
                                                                      throws IncorrectInputException

Check to see if the barcodes match the pattern of three capital letters and eight numbers and prompts the user for any changes. The regular expression for this pattern is [A-Z]{3}\d{8} . The ordering is kept the same through the use of an ArrayList.

Parameters:

barcodes - a list of barcodes to be checked

Returns:

a Map of the old barcodes to the new barcodes

Throws:

IncorrectInputException

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)