com.antelmann.util
Interface Filter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of Object this filter can handle

All Known Subinterfaces:

CascadingFilter<T>, LogWriter, SQLComboFilterSupported<T>, VerboseFilter<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractExceptionWriter, AbstractLogWriter, AppendableLogWriter, AsynchLogWriter, BinaryFileLog, ComboFilter, ConsoleLog, DBClassStoreCache.PrefetchedFilter, DBReferenceFilter, DialogFilter, DocumentAdapter, EmailWriter, ExceptionDialogWriter, ExtensionFileFilter, FileLog, FullTextSearchFilter, GeoLocationFilter, JDBCLogWriter, JTextAreaLog, JTextComponentLog, LevelFilter, LogFile, Logger, LoggerCache, LoggerWriter, LogNetPropagator, MethodFilter, NumberStringFilter, NumberStringFilter.DecimalFilter, NumberStringFilter.DoubleFilter, NumberStringFilter.IntFilter, NumberStringFilter.LongFilter, OffsetFilter, PreparedStatementEntryFilter, PropertyEntryFilter, RandomFilter, Range, RemoteDBChangeFilter, SimpleTableRowFilter, SocketWriter, SQLColumnInfo.UpdateFilter, SQLComboFilter, SQLDirectQueryEntryFilter, SQLFetchSizeFilter, SQLMapFilter, SQLStubFilter, StackTraceFileWriter, TopicMapFilter, UserFilter, VerboseFilter.Adapter, XMLLogWriter

public interface Filter<T>

used to filter collections or anything else. Implementing classes are highly encouraged to override the Object.toString() method in order to provide a meaningful, human-readable description of the filter.

Author:

Holger Antelmann

See Also:

Misc.reverseFilter(Filter)

Field Summary

static Filter<Object>	EXCLUDE_ALL_FILTER
static Filter<Object>	INCLUDE_ALL_FILTER

Method Summary

boolean

accept(T entry) returns true only if the given entry is accepted by this filter

Field Detail

INCLUDE_ALL_FILTER

static final Filter<Object> INCLUDE_ALL_FILTER

EXCLUDE_ALL_FILTER

static final Filter<Object> EXCLUDE_ALL_FILTER

Method Detail

accept

boolean accept(T entry)

returns true only if the given entry is accepted by this filter