Matchers (Elasticsearch: Core 2.4.5 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.elasticsearch.common.inject.matcher.Matchers

```
public class Matchers
extends Object
```
Matcher implementations. Supports matching classes and methods.

Author:

[email protected] (Bob Lee)

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static Matcher<AnnotatedElement>`	`annotatedWith(Annotation annotation)` Returns a matcher which matches elements (methods, classes, etc.) with a given annotation.
`static Matcher<AnnotatedElement>`	`annotatedWith(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)` Returns a matcher which matches elements (methods, classes, etc.) with a given annotation.
`static Matcher<Object>`	`any()` Returns a matcher which matches any input.
`static Matcher<Object>`	`identicalTo(Object value)` Returns a matcher which matches only the given object.
`static Matcher<Class>`	`inPackage(Package targetPackage)` Returns a matcher which matches classes in the given package.
`static Matcher<Class>`	`inSubpackage(String targetPackageName)` Returns a matcher which matches classes in the given package and its subpackages.
`static <T> Matcher<T>`	`not(Matcher<? super T> p)` Inverts the given matcher.
`static Matcher<Object>`	`only(Object value)` Returns a matcher which matches objects equal to the given object.
`static Matcher<Method>`	`returns(Matcher<? super Class<?>> returnType)` Returns a matcher which matches methods with matching return types.
`static Matcher<Class>`	`subclassesOf(Class<?> superclass)` Returns a matcher which matches subclasses of the given type (as well as the given type).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - any
```
public static Matcher<Object> any()
```
    Returns a matcher which matches any input.
  - not
```
public static <T> Matcher<T> not(Matcher<? super T> p)
```
    Inverts the given matcher.
  - annotatedWith
```
public static Matcher<AnnotatedElement> annotatedWith(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)
```
    Returns a matcher which matches elements (methods, classes, etc.) with a given annotation.
  - annotatedWith
```
public static Matcher<AnnotatedElement> annotatedWith(Annotation annotation)
```
    Returns a matcher which matches elements (methods, classes, etc.) with a given annotation.
  - subclassesOf
```
public static Matcher<Class> subclassesOf(Class<?> superclass)
```
    Returns a matcher which matches subclasses of the given type (as well as the given type).
  - only
```
public static Matcher<Object> only(Object value)
```
    Returns a matcher which matches objects equal to the given object.
  - identicalTo
```
public static Matcher<Object> identicalTo(Object value)
```
    Returns a matcher which matches only the given object.
  - inPackage
```
public static Matcher<Class> inPackage(Package targetPackage)
```
    Returns a matcher which matches classes in the given package. Packages are specific to their classloader, so classes with the same package name may not have the same package at runtime.
  - inSubpackage
```
public static Matcher<Class> inSubpackage(String targetPackageName)
```
    Returns a matcher which matches classes in the given package and its subpackages. Unlike inPackage(), this matches classes from any classloader.
    
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - returns
```
public static Matcher<Method> returns(Matcher<? super Class<?>> returnType)
```
    Returns a matcher which matches methods with matching return types.

Class Matchers

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

any

not

annotatedWith

annotatedWith

subclassesOf

only

identicalTo

inPackage

inSubpackage

returns