1 /*
2 * Copyright 2001-2005 (C) MetaStuff, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
3 *
4 * This software is open source.
5 * See the bottom of this file for the licence.
6 */
7
8 package org.dom4j;
9
10 /***
11 * <p>
12 * <code>NodeFilter</code> defines the behavior for a filter or predicate
13 * which acts on a DOM4J Node. Instances can be generated from an {@link
14 * DocumentFactory}.
15 * </p>
16 *
17 * @author <a href="mailto:james.strachan@metastuff.com">James Strachan </a>
18 * @version $Revision: 1.7 $
19 */
20 public interface NodeFilter {
21 /***
22 * <p>
23 * <code>matches</code> returns true if the given node matches the filter
24 * condition.
25 * </p>
26 *
27 * @param node
28 * DOCUMENT ME!
29 *
30 * @return true if this filter matches the given node
31 */
32 boolean matches(Node node);
33 }
34
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70 */