org.eclipse.core.runtime.dynamichelpers

Interface IFilter

public interface IFilter

A filter compares the given object to some pattern and returns true if the two match and false otherwise.

This interface may be implemented by clients, however factory methods are available on IExtensionTracker.

This interface can be used without OSGi running.

Since:

3.1

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	matches(IExtensionPoint target) Return true if the given object matches the criteria for this filter.

Method Detail

matches

boolean matches(IExtensionPoint target)

Return true if the given object matches the criteria for this filter.

Parameters:

target - the object to match

Returns:

true if the target matches this filter and false otherwise