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Return `true` if the specified `inputString` matches the pattern of this rule, and `false` otherwise.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<ball_rule.h>`

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bool
isMatch(char const* inputString) const;
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== Description

(For the definition of a string matching the pattern of a rule, please refer to the function‐level documentation associated with the `PatternUtil::isMatch` function).

== Return Value

`true` if `inputString` matches this rule's pattern, and `false` otherwise

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *inputString*
| string to match against this rule's pattern
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