org.apache.jackrabbit.commons.predicate

Class PathPredicate

java.lang.Object

org.apache.jackrabbit.commons.predicate.PathPredicate

All Implemented Interfaces:

Predicate

public class PathPredicate
extends Object
implements Predicate

The path filter provides hierarchical filtering.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Pattern	regex the internal regex pattern

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.jackrabbit.commons.predicate.Predicate

FALSE, TRUE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PathPredicate(String pattern) Creates a new default path filter | Pattern | Matches | /foo | exactly "/foo" | /foo.* | all paths starting with "foo." | foo.* | all files starting with "foo." | /foo/* | all direct children of /foo | /foo/** | all children of /foo

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	evaluate(Object item) Evaluates the predicate for the given object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

regex

protected final Pattern regex

the internal regex pattern

Constructor Detail

PathPredicate

public PathPredicate(String pattern)

Creates a new default path filter | Pattern | Matches | /foo | exactly "/foo" | /foo.* | all paths starting with "foo." | foo.* | all files starting with "foo." | /foo/* | all direct children of /foo | /foo/** | all children of /foo

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern

Method Detail

evaluate

public boolean evaluate(Object item)

Description copied from interface: Predicate

Evaluates the predicate for the given object.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Predicate

Parameters:

item - some object

Returns:

predicate result

See Also:

Predicate.evaluate(java.lang.Object)