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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.
 java.lang.StringBuffer to100XML()
          Produces an XML representation of this object that complies to Filter Encoding specification 1.0.0.
 java.lang.StringBuffer to110XML()
          Produces an XML representation of this object that complies to Filter Encoding specification 1.1.0.
 java.lang.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

java.lang.StringBuffer toXML()
Deprecated. use to100XML() or {link to110XML() instead

Produces an XML representation of this object.

Returns:
an XML representation of this object

to100XML

java.lang.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

java.lang.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

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