Package org.eclipse.core.resources.filtermatchers

Class AbstractFileInfoMatcher

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.core.resources.filtermatchers.AbstractFileInfoMatcher

Direct Known Subclasses:

CompoundFileInfoMatcher

public abstract class AbstractFileInfoMatcher
extends Object

The abstract base class for all file info matchers. Instances of this class are provided using the org.eclipse.core.resources.filterMatchers extension point.

Since:

3.6

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractFileInfoMatcher()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract void	initialize(IProject project, Object arguments)	Sets initialization data for this matcher.
abstract boolean	matches(IContainer parent, IFileInfo fileInfo)	Tests the given FileInfo

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

AbstractFileInfoMatcher

public AbstractFileInfoMatcher()

Method Details

matches

public abstract boolean matches(IContainer parent,
 IFileInfo fileInfo)
                         throws CoreException

Tests the given FileInfo

Parameters:

parent - the parent container

fileInfo - the FileInfo object to test

Returns:

true if the given FileInfo matches, and false otherwise.

Throws:

CoreException - the implementor should throw a CoreException if, in the case that the parent or fileInfo doesn't exist in the workspace or in the file system, the return value can't be determined.

initialize

public abstract void initialize(IProject project,
 Object arguments)
                         throws CoreException

Sets initialization data for this matcher.

Parameters:

project - project this matcher works on

arguments - matcher specific initialization argument

Throws:

CoreException - if initialization failed