org.opengis.filter
Class ExcludeFilter

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Object
  ExcludeFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Filter

public final class ExcludeFilter
extends Object
implements Filter, Serializable

Indicating "filter all", evaluates to false. This is a placeholder filter intended to be used in data structuring definition.

• EXCLUDE or Filter ==> Filter
• EXCLUDE and Filter ==> EXCLUDE
• EXCLUDE ==> INCLUDE

The above does imply that the AND opperator can short circuit on encountering ALL.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface Filter

EXCLUDE, INCLUDE

Method Summary

Object	accept(FilterVisitor visitor, Object extraData) Accepts a visitor.
boolean	evaluate(Object object) Returns false, content is excluded.
String	toString() Returns a string representation of this filter.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

accept

public Object accept(FilterVisitor visitor,
                     Object extraData)

Accepts a visitor.

Specified by:

accept in interface Filter

evaluate

public boolean evaluate(Object object)

Returns false, content is excluded.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Filter

Returns:

true if the test(s) are passed for the provided object

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this filter.

Overrides:

toString in class Object