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20 package org.apache.directory.ldap.client.api.search;
21
22
23 /**
24 *
25 * TODO Filter.
26 *
27 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
28 */
29 /* No qualifier*/interface Filter
30 {
31 /**
32 * Constructs a String representation of a Filter
33 *
34 * @return The constructed String
35 */
36 public StringBuilder build();
37
38
39 /**
40 * Constructs a String representation of a Filter
41 *
42 * @param builder The current buffer containing the on going representation of the filter
43 * @return The constructed String
44 */
45 public StringBuilder build( StringBuilder builder );
46 }