org.deegree.model.filterencoding
Interface Filter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFilter, ComplexFilter, FalseFilter, FeatureFilter

public interface Filter

Marker interface for filters from the Filter Encoding Specification.

Version:

$Revision: 18195 $, $Date: 2009-06-18 17:55:39 +0200 (Do, 18. Jun 2009) $

Author:

Markus Schneider, last edited by: $Author: mschneider $

Method Summary

boolean	evaluate(Feature feature) Calculates the Filter's logical value based on the certain property values of the given feature.
StringBuffer	to100XML() Produces an XML representation of this object that complies to Filter Encoding specification 1.0.0.
StringBuffer	to110XML() Produces an XML representation of this object that complies to Filter Encoding specification 1.1.0.
StringBuffer	toXML() Deprecated. use to100XML() or {link to110XML() instead

Method Detail

evaluate

boolean evaluate(Feature feature)
                 throws FilterEvaluationException

Calculates the Filter's logical value based on the certain property values of the given feature.

Parameters:

feature - determines the values of PropertyNames in the expression

Returns:

true, if the Filter evaluates to true, else false

Throws:

FilterEvaluationException - if the evaluation fails

toXML

StringBuffer toXML()

Deprecated. use to100XML() or {link to110XML() instead

Produces an XML representation of this object.

Returns:

an XML representation of this object

to100XML

StringBuffer to100XML()

Produces an XML representation of this object that complies to Filter Encoding specification 1.0.0.

Returns:

an XML representation of this object

to110XML

StringBuffer to110XML()

Produces an XML representation of this object that complies to Filter Encoding specification 1.1.0.

Returns:

an XML representation of this object