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.

Version:

$Revision: 1.7 $

Author:

James Strachan

Method Summary

boolean

matches(Node node) matches returns true if the given node matches the filter condition.

Method Detail

matches

public 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