org.jdom2.filter
Interface Filter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The Generic type of content returned by this Filter

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AttributeFilter, ContentFilter, ElementFilter

public interface Filter<T>
extends java.io.Serializable

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

Author:

Jools Enticknap, Bradley S. Huffman

Method Summary

Filter<?>	and(Filter<?> filter) Creates an ANDing filter
java.util.List<T>	filter(java.util.List<?> content) Filter the input list of all content except that which matches the Filter.
T	filter(java.lang.Object content) Check to see if the content matches this Filter.
boolean	matches(java.lang.Object content) Check to see if the object matches a predefined set of rules.
Filter<? extends java.lang.Object>	negate() Creates an 'inverse' filter
Filter<? extends java.lang.Object>	or(Filter<?> filter) Creates an ORing filter
<R> Filter<R>	refine(Filter<R> filter) This is similar to the and(Filter) method except the generic type is different.

Method Detail

filter

java.util.List<T> filter(java.util.List<?> content)

Filter the input list of all content except that which matches the Filter.

Parameters:

content - The content to filter.

Returns:

a new read-only RandomAccess list of the filtered input content.

filter

T filter(java.lang.Object content)

Check to see if the content matches this Filter. If it does, return the content cast as this filter's return type, otherwise return null.

Parameters:

content - The content to test.

Returns:

The content if it matches the filter, cast as this Filter's type.

matches

boolean matches(java.lang.Object content)

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

Parameters:

content - The object to verify.

Returns:

true if the object matches a predfined set of rules.

negate

Filter<? extends java.lang.Object> negate()

Creates an 'inverse' filter

Returns:

a Filter that returns all content except what this Filter instance would.

or

Filter<? extends java.lang.Object> or(Filter<?> filter)

Creates an ORing filter

Parameters:

filter - a second Filter to OR with.

Returns:

a new Filter instance that returns the 'union' of this filter and the specified filter.

and

Filter<?> and(Filter<?> filter)

Creates an ANDing filter

Parameters:

filter - a second Filter to AND with.

Returns:

a new Filter instance that returns the 'intersection' of this filter and the specified filter.

refine

<R> Filter<R> refine(Filter<R> filter)

This is similar to the and(Filter) method except the generic type is different.

Type Parameters:

R - The Generic type of the retuned data is taken from the input instance.

Parameters:

filter - The filter to refine our results with.

Returns:

A Filter that requires content to both match our instance and the refining instance, but the generic type of the retuned data is based on the refining instance, not this instance.