net.sf.mmm.util.filter.api

Interface Filter<V>

Type Parameters:

V - is the generic type of the value to check.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotationFilter, AssignableFromFilter, ConjunctionFilter, ConstantFilter, FilterRuleChain, NlsFormatterChoice.Condition

public interface Filter<V>

This is the interface for a filter that decides if a given value is acceptable or should be filtered.
See also java.util.function.Predicate.

Since:

1.0.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	accept(V value) This method determines if the given value should be accepted.

Method Detail

accept

boolean accept(V value)

This method determines if the given value should be accepted.

Parameters:

value - is the value to check.

Returns:

true if the given value is acceptable, false if it should be filtered.