/*
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*
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* Version 1.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in
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* The Original Code is Forte for Java, Community Edition. The Initial
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*/
package org.openide.loaders;
/** Allows certain data objects to be excluded from being displayed.
*
* @author Jaroslav Tulach
* @version 0.12 Mar 31, 1998
*/
public interface DataFilter extends java.io.Serializable {
static final long serialVersionUID =-9024620024149209784L;
/** Should the data object be displayed or not?
* @param obj the data object
* @return <CODE>true</CODE> if the object should be displayed,
* <CODE>false</CODE> otherwise
*/
public boolean acceptDataObject (DataObject obj);
/** Default filter that accepts everything.
*/
public static final DataFilter ALL = new DataFilterAll ();
}
/*
* Log
* 7 Gandalf 1.6 10/22/99 Ian Formanek NO SEMANTIC CHANGE - Sun
* Microsystems Copyright in File Comment
* 6 Gandalf 1.5 8/9/99 Ian Formanek Generated Serial Version
* UID
* 5 Gandalf 1.4 6/8/99 Ian Formanek ---- Package Change To
* org.openide ----
* 4 Gandalf 1.3 3/9/99 Jesse Glick [JavaDoc]
* 3 Gandalf 1.2 3/4/99 Petr Hamernik
* 2 Gandalf 1.1 2/1/99 Jesse Glick [JavaDoc]
* 1 Gandalf 1.0 1/5/99 Ian Formanek
* $
* Beta Change History:
* 0 Tuborg 0.11 --/--/98 Ales Novak extends Serializable
* 0 Tuborg 0.12 --/--/98 Jaroslav Tulach renamed
*/