org.terracotta.context.query
Class Matcher<T>

java.lang.Object
  org.terracotta.context.query.Matcher<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the enclosing type of the objects that match

public abstract class Matcher<T>
extends Object

A matching object that can be used to filter the node-set in a context query chain.

Constructor Summary

Matcher()

Method Summary

boolean	matches(Object object) Returns true if this object matches successfully.
protected abstract boolean	matchesSafely(T object) Returns true if the supplied object matches against this matcher.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Matcher

public Matcher()

Method Detail

matches

public final boolean matches(Object object)

Returns true if this object matches successfully.

This method checks for a type match against the erased type of this matcher and then defers to the matchesSafely(Object) of this matcher with the type-checked and cast object.

Parameters:

object - object to be checked

Returns:

true if the object matches

matchesSafely

protected abstract boolean matchesSafely(T object)

Returns true if the supplied object matches against this matcher.

Parameters:

object - object to check for a match

Returns:

true on a match