org.sbml.jsbml.util.filters

Interface Filter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AndFilter, AssignmentVariableFilter, BoundaryConditionFilter, CVTermFilter, IdenticalUnitDefinitionFilter, NameFilter, OrFilter, SBOFilter, SpeciesReferenceFilter, XMLNodeFilter

public interface Filter

A filter is a general interface that allows to check an object for a certain property. An implementing class may check for the type of the object and then check some of its field values.

Since:

0.8

Version:

$Rev: 1639 $

Author:

Andreas Dräger

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	accepts(java.lang.Object o) This method checks whether the given object is of the correct type and has the desired properties set to be acceptable.

Method Detail

accepts

boolean accepts(java.lang.Object o)

This method checks whether the given object is of the correct type and has the desired properties set to be acceptable.

Parameters:

o - some object whose properties are to be checked.

Returns:

True if the object is sufficient to be acceptable or false if at least one of its properties or its class name does not fit into this filter criterion.