PathMatcher (Alluxio Core - Common Utilities 294 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

PrefixPathMatcher
```
public interface PathMatcher
```
Matches a path against a set of path patterns.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  java.util.Optional<java.util.List<java.lang.String>> match(AlluxioURI path)

- Method Detail
  - match
```
java.util.Optional<java.util.List<java.lang.String>> match(AlluxioURI path)
```
    Parameters:
    
    path - the path to be matched, must start with "/"
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of matched path patterns sorted by descending match preferences