code: public static String pathMatch(String pathSpec, String path)
      {  
          char c = pathSpec.charAt(0);
          
          if (c=='/')
          {
              if (pathSpec.length()==1)
                  return path;
          
              if (pathSpec.equals(path))
                  return path;
              
              if (pathSpec.endsWith("/*") &&
                  pathSpec.regionMatches(0,path,0,pathSpec.length()-2))
                  return path.substring(0,pathSpec.length()-2);
              
              if (path.startsWith(pathSpec) && path.charAt(pathSpec.length())==';')
                  return path;
          }
          else if (c=='*')
          {
              if (path.regionMatches(path.length()-(pathSpec.length()-1),
                                     pathSpec,1,pathSpec.length()-1))
                  return path;
          }
          return null;
      }
docs: Return the portion of a path that matches a path spec.
  @return null if no match at all.