2 // This software is now distributed according to
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3 // the Lesser Gnu Public License. Please see
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4 // http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.txt for
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6 // -- Happy Computing!
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8 package com.stevesoft.pat;
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12 /** The '^' or the '\A' Pattern, matches the start of a string. */
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13 class Start extends Pattern
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22 public int matchInternal(int pos, Pthings pt)
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24 if (retIsStart && pt.mFlag && pos > 0 && pt.src.charAt(pos - 1) == '\n')
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26 return nextMatch(pos, pt);
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30 return nextMatch(pos, pt);
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35 public String toString()
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39 return "^" + nextString();
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43 return "\\A" + nextString();
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47 public patInt maxChars()
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49 return new patInt(0);
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52 Pattern clone1(Hashtable h)
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54 return new Start(retIsStart);
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