IMatches (JDFLibJ 2.1.8.13 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

JDFAddress, JDFComChannel, JDFCompany, JDFContact, JDFCostCenter, JDFCustomerInfo, JDFEmployee, JDFGeneralID, JDFMedia, JDFNotification, JDFObjectResolution, JDFPerson, JDFResourceInfo, NodeIdentifier, SetHelper
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public interface IMatches
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Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`matches(java.lang.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
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boolean matches(java.lang.Object subset)
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    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