Regular Expression / String matching other than equality check with groovy.

Question

I want to have a string comparison operation using a groovy expression.
Not an equality check, but something like
#{variableName like 'IC%'?'true':'false'}
I saw some operators like
#{bindings.gradeName.inputValue =~ 'IC'?true:false}
But it doesnt seem to be working.
Is it possible with groovy?
Arun

Answer 1

Hi
nything will do.
And not using bean.
This expression has to added in an AMX page (ADF Mobile
It depends on where you want to execute this. Groovy in a validation script would be different to EL in a page as they would be in different stages in the lifecycle.
Now for ADF MObile this may be different, I dont know.'
If its to be part of a validation then you can call the source methods in groovy and do the comparison.
from a validator for instance:
source.getGradeName() returns the grade name before commiting.
String enteredgrade = source.getGradeName();
if (enteredgrade.index(0).equals('I') and enteredgrade(1).equals('C'){
do what you want here. i.e. return true or false etc.
el in a page would look entirly different but you can implement this same functionality in a bean, access it via the accessors and then return true or false.
if you are already using EL and you managed to link your page with JSTL, you will have to define the access variable in the header section inorder to access it and then use "startswith", though I havent tried it this way.