MetadataFilter (Interlok Core/Base)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CompositeMetadataFilter, DiscardEmptyValuesFilter, DiscardValuesTooLongFilter, ExcludeJmsHeaders, FixedValuesMetadataFilter, MappedKeyMetadataFilter, MetadataFilterImpl, NoOpMetadataFilter, OrderedItemMetadataFilter, PasswordDecodeMetadataFilter, PasswordEncodeMetadataFilter, PasswordMetadataFilter, RegexMetadataFilter, RemoveAllMetadataFilter
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public interface MetadataFilter
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Interface for finding matching metadata on a AdaptrisMessage.
This is a generic interface that can be used to create a subset of @MetadataElement instances from a full set of metadata.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`MetadataCollection`	`filter(AdaptrisMessage message)`	Return all the metadata that matches the filter.
`MetadataCollection`	`filter(MetadataCollection original)`	Return all the metadata that matches the filter.
`MetadataCollection`	`filter(java.util.Set<MetadataElement> original)`	Return all the metadata that matches the filter.

- Method Detail
  - filter
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MetadataCollection filter(AdaptrisMessage message)
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    Return all the metadata that matches the filter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - the AdaptrisMessage instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    a MetadataCollection instance that has been filtered.
  - filter
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MetadataCollection filter(java.util.Set<MetadataElement> original)
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    Return all the metadata that matches the filter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    original - the original set of metadata possibly from AdaptrisMessage.getMetadata()
    
    Returns:
    
    a MetadataCollection instance that has been filtered.
  - filter
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MetadataCollection filter(MetadataCollection original)
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    Return all the metadata that matches the filter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    original - the original set of metadata.
    
    Returns:
    
    a MetadataCollection instance that has been filtered.