org.jjoost.util.filters
Class FilterOr<E>

java.lang.Object
  org.jjoost.util.filters.FilterOr<E>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Filter<E>

public class FilterOr<E>
extends java.lang.Object
implements Filter<E>

A filter representing the disjunction (i.e. "or") of the supplied filters. The filters are evaluated in the order they are provided (left-to-right) and are evaluated if and only if no previous filters passed.

Author:

b.elliottsmith

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

FilterOr(Filter<? super E> a, Filter<? super E> b)
Construct a filter representing the disjunction (i.e.

Method Summary

boolean	accept(E test) Returns true if the Filter accepts the parameter and false otherwise
static <E> FilterOr<E>	get(Filter<? super E> a, Filter<? super E> b) Returns the disjunction (i.e.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FilterOr

public FilterOr(Filter<? super E> a,
                Filter<? super E> b)

Construct a filter representing the disjunction (i.e. "or") of the supplied filters

Parameters:

a - filter to apply first

b - filter to apply second

Method Detail

accept

public boolean accept(E test)

Description copied from interface: Filter

Returns true if the Filter accepts the parameter and false otherwise

Specified by:

accept in interface Filter<E>

Parameters:

test - value to test

Returns:

true if the filter accepts test; false otherwise

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

get

public static <E> FilterOr<E> get(Filter<? super E> a,
                                  Filter<? super E> b)

Returns the disjunction (i.e. "or") of the supplied filters

Parameters:

a - filter to apply first

b - filter to apply second

Returns:

disjunction (i.e. "or") of a and b