org.pfsw.bif.text

Interface IStringFilter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AStringFilter, NegativeStringFilter, RegexPattern, StringCollectionFilter, StringFilterCollection, StringPattern, StringPatternCollection

public interface IStringFilter

A simple interface for abstraction of string matching.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static IStringFilter	ALL A predefined filter that matches all strings (but not null).
static IStringFilter	NONE A predefined filter that matches no string at all.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	matches(java.lang.String aString) Returns true if the given string matches the filter otherwise false.

Field Detail

NONE

static final IStringFilter NONE

A predefined filter that matches no string at all.

ALL

static final IStringFilter ALL

A predefined filter that matches all strings (but not null).

Method Detail

matches

boolean matches(java.lang.String aString)

Returns true if the given string matches the filter otherwise false.

Parameters:

aString - Any string or even null