org.apache.lucene.util.automaton

## Interface AutomatonProvider

-     public interface AutomatonProvider

  Automaton provider for `RegExp.` `RegExp.toAutomaton(AutomatonProvider)`
  WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Automaton` | `getAutomaton(String name)` Returns automaton of the given name.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getAutomaton

          Automaton getAutomaton(String name)
                                 throws IOException

      Returns automaton of the given name.
      Parameters:
        `name` - automaton name
      Returns:
        automaton
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if errors occur

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