Package org.intellij.lang.annotations

# Annotation Interface RegExp

@Retention(CLASS) @Target({METHOD,FIELD,PARAMETER,LOCAL_VARIABLE,ANNOTATION_TYPE}) public @interface RegExp
Specifies that an element of the program represents a string that is a regular expression text supported by `Pattern`. Code editors may use this annotation to enable syntax highlighting, code completion and other features inside the literals that assigned to the annotated variables, passed as arguments to the annotated parameters, or returned from the annotated methods.

See Also:
  - `Language`

## Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements
Modifier and Type
Optional Element
Description
`@NonNls String`
`prefix`
A constant prefix that is assumed to be implicitly added before the regular expression.
`@NonNls String`
`suffix`
A constant suffix that is assumed to be implicitly added after the regular expression.

## Element Details

### prefix

@NonNls @NonNls String prefix
A constant prefix that is assumed to be implicitly added before the regular expression.

Default:
  ""

### suffix

@NonNls @NonNls String suffix
A constant suffix that is assumed to be implicitly added after the regular expression.

Default:
  ""