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1 /*
2  * Copyright 2001-2005 (C) MetaStuff, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
3  *
4  * This software is open source.
5  * See the bottom of this file for the licence.
6  */
7
8 package org.dom4j;
9
10 /**
11  * <p>
12  * <code>NodeFilter</code> defines the behavior for a filter or predicate
13  * which acts on a DOM4J Node. Instances can be generated from an {@link
14  * DocumentFactory}.
15  * </p>
16  *
17  * @author <a HREF="mailto:james.strachan@metastuff.com">James Strachan </a>
18  * @version $Revision: 1.7 $
19  */
20 public interface NodeFilter {
21     /**
22      * <p>
23      * <code>matches</code> returns true if the given node matches the filter
24      * condition.
25      * </p>
26      *
27      * @param node
28      * DOCUMENT ME!
29      *
30      * @return true if this filter matches the given node
31      */
32     boolean matches(Node node);
33 }
34
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