org.apache.felix.framework
Class FilterImpl

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.felix.framework.FilterImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

Filter

public class FilterImpl
extends Object
implements Filter

This class implements an RFC 1960-based filter. The syntax of the filter string is the string representation of LDAP search filters as defined in RFC 1960. These filters are used to search for services and to track services using ServiceTracker objects.

Constructor Summary

FilterImpl(Logger logger, String expr)
Construct a filter for a given filter expression string.

FilterImpl(String expr)

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object o) Compares the Filter object to another.
int	hashCode() Returns the hash code for the Filter object.
boolean	match(Dictionary dict) Filter using a Dictionary object.
boolean	match(ServiceReference ref) Filter using a service's properties.
boolean	matchCase(Dictionary dict)
String	toString() Returns the Filter object's filter string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FilterImpl

public FilterImpl(String expr)
           throws InvalidSyntaxException

Throws:

InvalidSyntaxException

FilterImpl

public FilterImpl(Logger logger,
                  String expr)
           throws InvalidSyntaxException

Construct a filter for a given filter expression string.

Parameters:

expr - the filter expression string for the filter.

Throws:

InvalidSyntaxException

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Compares the Filter object to another.

Specified by:

equals in interface Filter

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - the object to compare this Filter against.

Returns:

If the other object is a Filter object, it returns this.toString().equals(obj.toString()); false otherwise.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns the hash code for the Filter object.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface Filter

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

The value this.toString().hashCode().

match

public boolean match(Dictionary dict)
              throws IllegalArgumentException

Filter using a Dictionary object. The Filter is executed using the Dictionary object's keys and values.

Specified by:

match in interface Filter

Parameters:

dict - the Dictionary object whose keys and values are used to determine a match.

Returns:

true if the Dictionary object's keys and values match this filter; false otherwise.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the dictionary contains case variants of the same key name.

match

public boolean match(ServiceReference ref)

Filter using a service's properties. The Filter is executed using the properties of the referenced service.

Specified by:

match in interface Filter

Parameters:

ref - A reference to the service whose properties are used to determine a match.

Returns:

true if the service's properties match this filter; false otherwise.

matchCase

public boolean matchCase(Dictionary dict)

Specified by:

matchCase in interface Filter

toString

public String toString()

Returns the Filter object's filter string.

Specified by:

toString in interface Filter

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

Filter string.