Github user alpinegizmo commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/4041#discussion_r119888143
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@@ -341,153 +765,67 @@ Pattern<Event, ?> start =
Pattern.<Event>begin("start");
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- <td><strong>Next</strong></td>
+ <td><strong>next()</strong></td>
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- <p>Appends a new pattern state. A matching event has to
directly succeed the previous matching event:</p>
+ <p>Appends a new pattern state. A matching event has to
directly succeed the previous matching event
+ (strict contiguity):</p>
{% highlight java %}
-Pattern<Event, ?> next = start.next("next");
+Pattern<Event, ?> next = start.next("middle");
{% endhighlight %}
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- <td><strong>FollowedBy</strong></td>
+ <td><strong>followedBy()</strong></td>
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- <p>Appends a new pattern state. Other events can occur
between a matching event and the previous matching event:</p>
+ <p>Appends a new pattern state. Other events can occur
between a matching event and the previous
+ matching event (relaxed contiguity):</p>
{% highlight java %}
-Pattern<Event, ?> followedBy = start.followedBy("next");
+Pattern<Event, ?> followedBy = start.followedBy("middle");
{% endhighlight %}
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- <td><strong>Where</strong></td>
+ <td><strong>followedByAny()</strong></td>
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- <p>Defines a condition for the current pattern state. Only
if an event satisifes the condition, it can match the state:</p>
+ <p>Appends a new pattern state. Other events can occur
between a matching event and the previous
+ matching event and alternative matches will be presented
for every alternative matching event
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add a comma:
... matching event, and alternative matches ...
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