org.biopax.paxtools.util

Interface Filter<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

PropertyFilterBilinked

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFilterSet, ClassFilterSet

public interface Filter<T>

Generic interface for defining filter decorators. Filters are useful for defining restrictions on properties, selecting subsets of objects or defining the behaviour of traversers.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	filter(T object) Can e.g., analyze, modify or convert the given object (or model) to another format.

Method Detail

filter

boolean filter(T object)

Can e.g., analyze, modify or convert the given object (or model) to another format.

Parameters:

object - to be filtered

Returns:

true/false, depending on whether the object satisfied a criteria defined by this Filter; or - conversion/analysis was successful/unsuccessful.