org.jdom.filter

Interface Filter

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFilter, ContentFilter, ElementFilter

public interface Filter
extends Serializable

A generalized filter to restrict visibility or mutability on a list.

Version:

$Revision: 1.10 $, $Date: 2007/11/10 05:29:00 $

Author:

Jools Enticknap, Bradley S. Huffman

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	matches(Object obj) Check to see if the object matches a predefined set of rules.

Method Detail

matches

boolean matches(Object obj)

Check to see if the object matches a predefined set of rules.

Parameters:

obj - The object to verify.

Returns:

true if the object matches a predfined set of rules.