org.springframework.util

Class InstanceFilter<T>

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.util.InstanceFilter<T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ExceptionTypeFilter

public class InstanceFilter<T>
extends Object

A simple instance filter that checks if a given instance match based on a collection of includes and excludes element.

Subclasses may want to override match(Object, Object) to provide a custom matching algorithm.

Since:

4.1

Author:

Stephane Nicoll

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
InstanceFilter(Collection<? extends T> includes, Collection<? extends T> excludes, boolean matchIfEmpty) Create a new instance based on includes/excludes collections.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	match(T instance) Determine if the specified {code instance} matches this filter.
protected boolean	match(T instance, Collection<? extends T> candidates) Determine if the specified instance matches one of the candidates.
protected boolean	match(T instance, T candidate) Determine if the specified instance is equal to the specified candidate.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

InstanceFilter

public InstanceFilter(Collection<? extends T> includes,
                      Collection<? extends T> excludes,
                      boolean matchIfEmpty)

Create a new instance based on includes/excludes collections.

A particular element will match if it "matches" the one of the element in the includes list and does not match one of the element in the excludes list.

Subclasses may redefine what matching means. By default, an element match with another if it is equals according to Object.equals(Object)

If both collections are empty, matchIfEmpty defines if an element matches or not.

Parameters:

includes - the collection of includes

excludes - the collection of excludes

matchIfEmpty - the matching result if both the includes and the excludes collections are empty

Method Detail

match

public boolean match(T instance)

Determine if the specified {code instance} matches this filter.

match

protected boolean match(T instance,
                        T candidate)

Determine if the specified instance is equal to the specified candidate.

Parameters:

instance - the instance to handle

candidate - a candidate defined by this filter

Returns:

true if the instance matches the candidate

match

protected boolean match(T instance,
                        Collection<? extends T> candidates)

Determine if the specified instance matches one of the candidates.

If the candidates collection is null, returns false.

Parameters:

instance - the instance to check

candidates - a list of candidates

Returns:

true if the instance match or the candidates collection is null

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object