RepeatableMatcher (Spoon Core 9.2.0-SNAPSHOT API)

All Superinterfaces:

Matchers, RootNode

All Known Subinterfaces:

PrimitiveMatcher

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConstantNode, ElementNode, ForEachNode, MapEntryNode, ParameterNode, StringNode
```
public interface RepeatableMatcher
extends RootNode
```
Defines API of a repeatable matcher. It is kind of RootNode, where one RootNode may match 0, 1 or more `target` nodes.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface spoon.pattern.internal.node.RootNode
  MATCH_ALL, MATCH_PART

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Quantifier`	`getMatchingStrategy()`	If two `RepeatableMatcher`s in a list are matching the same element, then returned `Quantifier` defines how resolve this conflict
`default boolean`	`isMandatory(ImmutableMap parameters)`
`default boolean`	`isRepeatable()`
`boolean`	`isTryNextMatch(ImmutableMap parameters)`

Methods inherited from interface spoon.pattern.internal.node.RootNode
forEachParameterInfo, generateTargets, isSimplifyGenerated, matchAllWith, matchTargets, replaceNode, setSimplifyGenerated

- Method Detail
  - getMatchingStrategy
```
Quantifier getMatchingStrategy()
```
    If two RepeatableMatchers in a list are matching the same element, then returned Quantifier defines how resolve this conflict
    
    Returns:
    
    Quantifier
  - isRepeatable
```
default boolean isRepeatable()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this matcher can be applied more then once in the same container of targets Note: even if false, it may be applied again to another container and to match EQUAL value
  - isMandatory
```
default boolean isMandatory(ImmutableMap parameters)
```
    Parameters:
    
    parameters - matching parameters
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this ValueResolver MUST match with next target in the state defined by current `parameters`. false if match is optional
  - isTryNextMatch
```
boolean isTryNextMatch(ImmutableMap parameters)
```
    Parameters:
    
    parameters - matching parameters
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this ValueResolver should be processed again to match next target in the state defined by current `parameters`.