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1 /*
2  * Copyright (C) 2005 Alfresco, Inc.
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17 package org.alfresco.service.namespace;
18
19
20 /**
21  * Provides pattern matching against {@link org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName qnames}.
22  * <p>
23  * Implementations will use different mechanisms to match against the
24  * {@link org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName#getNamespaceURI() namespace} and
25  * {@link org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName#getLocalName()() localname}.
26  *
27  * @see org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName
28  *
29  * @author Derek Hulley
30  */
31 public interface QNamePattern
32 {
33     /**
34      * Checks if the given qualified name matches the pattern represented
35      * by this instance
36      *
37      * @param qname the instance to check
38      * @return Returns true if the qname matches this pattern
39      */
40     public boolean isMatch(QName qname);
41 }
42
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