net.sourceforge.floggy.persistence
Interface Filter


public interface Filter

An interface defining a filter which examines a object to see if it matches (based on an application-defined criteria). The application implements the match(Persistable object) method to select objects. Returns true if the candidate record is selected by the RecordFilter. This interface is used in the record store for searching or subsetting records.

Since:
1.0
See Also:
PersistableManager.find(Class, Filter, Comparator), Comparator

Method Summary
 boolean matches(Persistable o)
          Returns true if the candidate object matches the implemented criterion.
 

Method Detail

matches

boolean matches(Persistable o)
Returns true if the candidate object matches the implemented criterion.

Parameters:
o - The candidate object.
Returns:
True if the candidate object matches the implemented criterion.


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