CodeList.Filter

Enclosing class:: CodeList<E extends CodeList<E>>

@Deprecated(since="3.1", forRemoval=true) public static interface CodeList.Filter

Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.

Replaced by Predicate from the standard Java library.

Used by CodeList.valueOf(Class, Filter) to select codes matching an arbitrary criterion.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

boolean

accept(CodeList<?> code)

Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.

Returns true if the given code matches the criterion defined by this filter.

String

codename()

Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.

Returns the name of the code being looked for, or null if unknown.

Method Details
- accept
  
  boolean accept(CodeList<?> code)
  
  Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
  
  Returns true if the given code matches the criterion defined by this filter.
  
  Parameters:
  
  code - the code to test.
  
  Returns:
  
  true if the code matches the criterion.
- codename
  String codename()
  
  Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
  
  Returns the name of the code being looked for, or null if unknown. This method is invoked by CodeList.valueOf(Class, Filter) if no code match the criterion defined by this filter. In such case, there is a choice:
  
  If this method returns a non-null name, then a new code of that name is created.
  
  Otherwise, no new code is created and CodeList.valueOf returns null.
  
  Returns:
  
  the name of the code being looked for, or null.