gecko-dev/dom/chrome-webidl/MatchGlob.webidl

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 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
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/**
 * Represents a simple glob pattern matcher. Any occurrence of "*" in the glob
 * pattern matches any literal string of characters in the string being
 * compared. Additionally, if created with `allowQuestion = true`, any
 * occurrence of "?" in the glob matches any single literal character.
 */
[ChromeOnly, Exposed=Window]
interface MatchGlob {
  [Throws]
  constructor(DOMString glob, optional boolean allowQuestion = true);
  
  /**
   * Returns true if the string matches the glob.
   */
  boolean matches(DOMString string);

  /**
   * The glob string this MatchGlob represents.
   */
  [Constant]
  readonly attribute DOMString glob;
};