/*

  *

  *

  */

 package com.damnhandy.uri.template;

 import java.util.regex.Pattern;

 /**

  * Represents the non-expression parts of a URI Template

  * 

  * @author <a href="ryan@damnhandy.com">Ryan J. McDonough</a>

  * @version $Revision: 1.1 $

  * @since 2.0

  */

 public class Literal extends UriTemplateComponent

 {

    /** The serialVersionUID */

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 6011009312823496878L;

    private final String value;

    private final Pattern matchPattern;

    /**

     * Create a new Literal.

     * 

     */

    public Literal(final String value, int startPosition)

    {

       super(startPosition);

       this.value = value;

       this.matchPattern = Pattern.compile(Pattern.quote(getValue()));

    }

    @Override

    public String getValue()

    {

       return value;

    }

    @Override

    public String toString()

    {

       return value;

    }

    @Override

    public Pattern getMatchPattern()

    {

       return this.matchPattern;

    }

 }