IRowFilter.java

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package org.apache.metamodel.data;

/**
 * A filter that is executed client-side because filter criteria are either more
 * dynamic than the Query-functionality offer or because it cannot be expressed
 * using datastore-neutral queries.
 * 
 * @see FilteredDataSet
 */
public interface IRowFilter {

	/**
	 * Filters a row
	 * 
	 * @param row
	 * @return true if the row is valid according to the filter
	 */
	public boolean accept(Row row);
}