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/** @author  John Miller
 *  @version 1.6
 *  @date    Wed Nov  1 11:42:27 EDT 2017
 *  @see     LICENSE (MIT style license file).
 */

package scalation.util

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/** The `Matchable` trait serves as a bases for string pattern matchers.
 */
trait Matchable
{
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    /** Determine whether 'this' string matches the given 'pattern'.
     *  @param pattern  the pattern to be matched (e.g., wildcard or regex)
     */
    def =~ (pattern: String): Boolean

} // Matchable trait