org.dom4j
Interface NodeFilter

All Known Subinterfaces:

Pattern, XPath

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPattern, DefaultXPath, NodeTypePattern, XPathPattern

public interface NodeFilter

NodeFilter defines the behavior for a filter or predicate which acts on a DOM4J Node. Instances can be generated from an DocumentFactory.

Version:

$Revision: 1.7 $

Author:

James Strachan

matches

public boolean matches(Node node)

matches returns true if the given node matches the filter condition.

Parameters:

node - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

true if this filter matches the given node