Interface SmiObjectFilter<S extends SmiObject>

Type Parameters:

S - the concrete SmiObject sub-type that this filter operates on.

All Known Implementing Classes:

SmiObjectJsonMatcher

public interface SmiObjectFilter<S extends SmiObject>

The SmiObjectFilter can be used to filter SmiObjects according to self defined criteria.

Since:

1.3.3 (Pro Edition only)

Version:

1.3.3

Author:

Frank Fock

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	passesFilter(SmiType smiType)	Determines if the given SmiType generally passes this filter.
boolean	passesFilter(S smiObject)	Determines if the supplied smiObject passes the filter or not.

Method Details

passesFilter

boolean passesFilter(S smiObject)

Determines if the supplied smiObject passes the filter or not.

Parameters:

smiObject - the smiObject to check.

Returns:

true if smiObject passes the filter or false otherwise.

passesFilter

boolean passesFilter(SmiType smiType)

Determines if the given SmiType generally passes this filter. This method is called for performance optimization before passesFilter(SmiObject).

Parameters:

smiType - the SMI object type.

Returns:

true if smiObjects of smiType passes the filter or false otherwise.