AddressMatcher


1   package net.suberic.pooka;
2   import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress  ;
3   
4   /**
5    * Defines the methods used to access Internet Addresses from a given
6    * String.
7    */
8   public interface AddressMatcher {
9   
10    /**
11     * Returns all of the AddressBookEntries which match the given String.
12     */
13    public AddressBookEntry[] match(String   matchString);
14  
15    /**
16     * <p>Returns the AddressBookEntries that match the given String exactly.
17     */
18    public AddressBookEntry[] matchExactly(String   matchString);
19  
20    /**
21     * Returns all of the AddressBookEntries whose FirstName matches the given 
22     * String.
23     */
24    public AddressBookEntry[] matchFirstName(String   matchString);
25  
26    /**
27     * Returns all of the AddressBookEntries whose LastName matches the given 
28     * String.
29     */
30    public AddressBookEntry[] matchLastName(String   matchString);
31  
32    /**
33     * Returns all of the AddressBookEntryes whose email addresses match the
34     * given String.
35     */
36    public AddressBookEntry[] matchEmailAddress(String   matchString);
37  
38    /**
39     * Returns the AddressBookEntry which follows the given String alphabetically.
40     */
41    public AddressBookEntry getNextMatch(String   matchString);
42  
43    /**
44     * Returns the AddressBookEntry which precedes the given String 
45     * alphabetically.
46     */
47    public AddressBookEntry getPreviousMatch(String   matchString);
48  }
49

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