org.cip4.jdflib.ifaces

Interface IMatches

All Known Implementing Classes:

JDFAddress, JDFCompany, JDFContact, JDFCostCenter, JDFCustomerInfo, JDFEmployee, JDFGeneralID, JDFMedia, JDFNotification, JDFObjectResolution, JDFPerson, JDFResourceInfo, NodeIdentifier

public interface IMatches

Author:

Rainer Prosi

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	matches(Object subset) returns true if subset somehow matches this the semantics are defined by the filtering algorithm, thus it could be a filter or a subset i.e.

Method Detail

matches

boolean matches(Object subset)

returns true if subset somehow matches this the semantics are defined by the filtering algorithm, thus it could be a filter or a subset i.e. subset contains either equivalent elements or null and no non-matching elements matches(null) always returns true

Parameters:

subset - the object to filter against

Returns:

true if it matches