ItemFilter (Apache Jackrabbit FileVault 3.7.2 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Dumpable, Filter

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseFilter, DeclaringTypeItemFilter, DepthItemFilter, FileFolderNodeFilter, IsMandatoryFilter, IsNodeFilter, NameItemFilter, NodeTypeItemFilter, NtFileItemFilter
```
public interface ItemFilter
extends Filter
```
The item filter is used to include or exclude a set of repository items. It is usually part of a ItemFilterSet.

- Field Summary
  
  Fields
  Modifier and Type Field Description
  
  static ItemFilter ALL
  The "Catch all" item filter.
  
  static ItemFilter NONE
  The "Miss all" item filter.
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  boolean matches(Item item, int depth)
  Checks if the given item matches this filters criteria.
  - Methods inherited from interface org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.api.Dumpable
    dump

- Field Detail
  - ALL
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static final ItemFilter ALL
```
    The "Catch all" item filter.
  - NONE
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static final ItemFilter NONE
```
    The "Miss all" item filter.
- Method Detail
  - matches
```
boolean matches(Item item,
                int depth)
         throws RepositoryException
```
    Checks if the given item matches this filters criteria. The given depth is relative to some invoker related depth and may not reflect the hierarchical depth of the item in the repository. It up to the implementation how to deal with this value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    item - the item to check
    
    depth - a relative depth.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this filter matches the criteria; false otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    RepositoryException - if an error occurs.