Generate a Regular Expression From a List or Set

Generate a Regular Expression From a List or Set of allowable values.

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public static String generateRegularExpressionFromSet(Set<String> codes){

	StringJoiner joiner = new StringJoiner("|");

	Iterator<String> it = codes.iterator();

	while (it.hasNext()){joiner.add(it.next());}

	String regex = "(?:" + joiner.toString() + ")";

	return regex;

}