net.engio.mbassy.listener

Interface IMessageFilter

All Known Implementing Classes:

Filters.AllowAll, Filters.RejectAll, Filters.RejectSubtypes

public interface IMessageFilter

Message filters can be used to prevent certain messages to be delivered to a specific listener. If a filter is used the message will only be delivered if it passes the filter(s) NOTE: A message filter must provide either a no-arg constructor.

Author:

bennidi Date: 2/8/12

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	accepts(Object message, MessageHandlerMetadata metadata) Evaluate the message to ensure that it matches the handler configuration

Method Detail

accepts

boolean accepts(Object message,
              MessageHandlerMetadata metadata)

Evaluate the message to ensure that it matches the handler configuration

Parameters:

message - the message to be delivered

Returns: