CmsRewriteAliasMatcher (OpenCms Core API, version 17.0)

java.lang.Object
- org.opencms.db.CmsRewriteAliasMatcher

```
public class CmsRewriteAliasMatcher
extends java.lang.Object
```
Helper class used for matching rewrite aliases to incoming request URIs.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class CmsRewriteAliasMatcher.RewriteResult
The result of a match operation.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

CmsRewriteAliasMatcher(java.util.Collection<CmsRewriteAlias> aliases)
Creates a new matcher instance for the given list of rewrite aliases.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`CmsRewriteAliasMatcher.RewriteResult`	`match(java.lang.String path)`	Tries to rewrite a given path, and either returns the rewrite result or null if no rewrite alias matched the path.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - CmsRewriteAliasMatcher
```
public CmsRewriteAliasMatcher(java.util.Collection<CmsRewriteAlias> aliases)
```
    Creates a new matcher instance for the given list of rewrite aliases.
    
    Parameters:
    
    aliases - the list of rewrite aliases to be used for matching
- Method Detail
  - match
```
public CmsRewriteAliasMatcher.RewriteResult match(java.lang.String path)
```
    Tries to rewrite a given path, and either returns the rewrite result or null if no rewrite alias matched the path.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - the path to match
    
    Returns:
    
    the rewrite result or null if no rewrite alias matched