org.entityfs.support.filter
Interface Filter<T>

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConvenientFilter<T>, EntityFilter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConvenientFilter, AndFilter, DirectoryAEF, DirectoryContainsFilter, DirectoryEmptyFilter, DirectoryETAF, DirectoryFilter, EFileFilter, EFileNameExtensionFilter, EntityFilterToEntityAndRelativeLocationFilterAdapter, EntityIdentityFilter, EntityLatestModificationTimeFilter, EntityLocationGlobFilter, EntityLocationRegexpFilter, EntityNameFilter, EntityNameGlobFilter, EntityNamePrefixFilter, EntityNameRegexpFilter, EntityRecentModificationFilter, EntityTypeETAF, EntityTypeFilter, FalseAEF, FalseEntityFilter, FalseETAF, FalseFilter, FalseProjectFilter, FGrepFilter, FileAEF, FileETAF, FilterToConvenientFilterAdapter, GrepFilter, JavaProjectFilter, LockedEntityFilter, NameETAF, NameGlobAEF, NameGlobETAF, NotFilter, OrFilter, ParentFilter, ProjectNameFilter, ProjectNameGlobFilter, ProjectNameInCollectionFilter, ProjectNameRegexpFilter, ProjectTypeFilter, ReadLockedEntityFilter, SuperParentAndFilter, SuperParentOrFilter, TarDirectoryEntryFilter, TarEntryNameFilter, TarEntryNameGlobFilter, TarFileEntryFilter, TrueAEF, TrueEntityFilter, TrueETAF, TrueFilter, TrueProjectFilter, WriteLockedEntityFilter, XorFilter

public interface Filter<T>
extends Cloneable

This interface defines a generic filter that can match or not match an object. All filter implementations in EntityFS also implement the ConvenientFilter interface, which defines methods for combining different filters.

A filter instance should preferably be immutable.

Since:

1.1

Author:

Karl Gustafsson

Method Summary

boolean

matches(T object) Does the filter match the object?

Method Detail

matches

boolean matches(T object)

Does the filter match the object?

Parameters:

object - The object to match.

Returns:

true if the filter matches the object.