de.novanic.eventservice.client.event.filter

Interface CompositeEventFilter

All Superinterfaces:

AppendableEventFilter, EventFilter, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultCompositeEventFilter

public interface CompositeEventFilter
extends AppendableEventFilter

A CompositeEventFilter can handle various attached EventFilter instances. The match method calls all attached EventFilter instances to check if the Event has to be filtered. A other solution to build filter sequences is available with CascadingEventFilter (cascading filter sequences).

Author:

sstrohschein
Date: 05.03.2009
Time: 12:06:49

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	detach() Detaches all attached EventFilter instances.
boolean	detach(EventFilter anEventFilter) Detaches the attached EventFilter instances.
List<EventFilter>	getAttachedEventFilters() Returns the attached EventFilters.

Methods inherited from interface de.novanic.eventservice.client.event.filter.AppendableEventFilter

attach

Methods inherited from interface de.novanic.eventservice.client.event.filter.EventFilter

match

Method Detail

getAttachedEventFilters

List<EventFilter> getAttachedEventFilters()

Returns the attached EventFilters. EventFilter instances can be attached with AppendableEventFilter.attach(EventFilter).

Returns:

the attached EventFilter

detach

boolean detach(EventFilter anEventFilter)

Detaches the attached EventFilter instances. EventFilter instances can be attached with AppendableEventFilter.attach(EventFilter).

Parameters:

anEventFilter - EventFilter to detach

Returns:

true if the EventFilter was removed with that call, otherwise false

detach

boolean detach()

Detaches all attached EventFilter instances. EventFilter instances can be attached with AppendableEventFilter.attach(EventFilter).

Returns:

true if at least one EventFilter was removed with that call, otherwise false