Xeger (Spring Cloud Contract Spec Java 3.1.10 API)

java.lang.Object
- repackaged.nl.flotsam.xeger.Xeger

```
public class Xeger
extends Object
```
An object that will generate text from a regular expression. In a way, it's the opposite of a regular expression matcher: an instance of this class will produce text that is guaranteed to match the regular expression passed in. slight modifications by Marcin Grzejszczak

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Xeger(String regex)`	As `Xeger(String, java.util.Random)`, creating a `Random` instance implicityly.
`Xeger(String regex, Random random)`	Constructs a new instance, accepting the regular expression and the randomizer.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`generate()`	Generates a random String that is guaranteed to match the regular expression passed to the constructor.
`Random`	`getRandom()`
`void`	`setRandom(Random random)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Xeger
```
public Xeger(String regex,
             Random random)
```
    Constructs a new instance, accepting the regular expression and the randomizer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    regex - The regular expression. (Not null.)
    
    random - The object that will randomize the way the String is generated. (Not null.)
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If the regular expression is invalid.
  - Xeger
```
public Xeger(String regex)
```
    As Xeger(String, java.util.Random), creating a Random instance implicityly.
    
    Parameters:
    
    regex - as string
- Method Detail
  - generate
```
public String generate()
```
    Generates a random String that is guaranteed to match the regular expression passed to the constructor.
    
    Returns:
    
    generated regexp
  - getRandom
```
public Random getRandom()
```
  - setRandom
```
public void setRandom(Random random)
```