Matcher (org.refcodes:refcodes-matcher 2.0.2 API)

Type Parameters:

M - The matchee type.
See http://code.mycila.com/wiki/MycilaEvent

All Known Subinterfaces:

PathMatcher

All Known Implementing Classes:

AndMatcherImpl, AnyMatcherImpl, EqualWithMatcherImpl, GreaterOrEqualThanMatcherImpl, GreaterThanMatcherImpl, IsAssignableFromMatcherImpl, LessOrEqualThanMatcherImpl, LessThanMatcherImpl, NoneMatcherImpl, NotEqualWithMatcherImpl, NotMatcherImpl, OrMatcherImpl, PathMatcherImpl
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public interface Matcher<M>
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The matcher is used to test whether a matchee matches certain criteria. An matcher may be an own implementation or it my get somehow 'nested' (inspired by http://code.mycila.com/wiki/MycilaEvent) having different matchers which in combination do some custom matching as needed by the business logic.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  boolean isMatching(M aMatchee)
  Tests whether the given event is matching the mathcer's criteria.

- Method Detail
  - isMatching
```
boolean isMatching(M aMatchee)
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    Tests whether the given event is matching the mathcer's criteria.
    
    Parameters:
    
    aMatchee - The matchee used for testing matchability.
    
    Returns:
    
    True in case the matchee matches the matcher's criteria, else false.