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Interface FilterWrapper

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultFilterWrapper

public interface FilterWrapper

Classes implementing this interface translate between the UI representation of a Filter and the way it is implemented. Each Class will do this for a different UI.

Version:

0.1

Author:

Jan Kroeze

Method Summary

Filter	createFilter(java.lang.String operationRepresentation, java.lang.String attrTypeRepresentation, java.lang.String value) Creates a new Filter from a set of UI specific Strings.
Filter	getFilter() Returns the Filter object that this class is a wrapper for.
java.lang.String	toString() Return a String that will be used to represent the Filter on the UI.

Method Detail

getFilter

Filter getFilter()

Returns the Filter object that this class is a wrapper for.

Returns:

A Filter object.

createFilter

Filter createFilter(java.lang.String operationRepresentation,
                    java.lang.String attrTypeRepresentation,
                    java.lang.String value)

Creates a new Filter from a set of UI specific Strings.

Parameters:

operationRepresentation - The representation of the new Filter's operation in terms of the UI.

attrTypeRepresentation - The representation of the new Filter's attribute type in terms of the UI

value - The new Filter's value.

Returns:

A Filter object.

toString

java.lang.String toString()

Return a String that will be used to represent the Filter on the UI.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A String object.