Package org.dom4j

Interface NodeFilter

All Known Subinterfaces:

Pattern, XPath

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPattern, DefaultXPath, NodeTypePattern, XPathPattern

public interface NodeFilter

NodeFilter defines the behavior for a filter or predicate which acts on a DOM4J Node. Instances can be generated from an DocumentFactory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	matches(Node node)	matches returns true if the given node matches the filter condition.

Method Detail

matches

boolean matches(Node node)

matches returns true if the given node matches the filter condition.

Parameters:

node - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

true if this filter matches the given node