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11
12 package org.eclipse.ui.views.markers.internal;
13
14 /**
15  * Generic filtering interface.
16  */
17 public interface IFilter {
18
19     /**
20      * Filters the list of elements. Removes the elements that need to filtered out from the list.
21      *
22      * @param elements
23      */
24     public Object JavaDoc[] filter(Object JavaDoc[] elements);
25
26     /**
27      * @param item
28      * @return
29      * <ul>
30      * <li><code>true</code> if the item will make it through the filter.</li>
31      * <li><code>false</code> if the item will not make it through the filter.</li>
32      * </ul>
33      */
34     public boolean select(Object JavaDoc item);
35
36 }
37
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