<?php
namespace ILJ\Helper;

/**
 * Regex toolset
 *
 * Methods for regex operations
 *
 * @package ILJ\Helper
 * @since   1.2.0
 */
class Regex {

	/**
	 * Validates if a regex pattern is valid
	 *
	 * @since  1.2.0
	 * @param  string $pattern The regular expression
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public static function isValid($pattern) {
		if (preg_match('/' . $pattern . '/', '') === false) {
			return false;
		}
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Escapes the dot character in a text
	 *
	 * @since 1.2.0
	 * @param string $text Text that gets escaped
	 *
	 * @return string
	 */
	public static function escapeDot($text) {
		 return str_replace('.', '\.', $text);
	}
}