PreferenceFilterEntry (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.PreferenceFilterEntry

```
public final class PreferenceFilterEntry
extends Object
```
Class which represents and preference filter entry to be used during preference import/export (for example).

Since:

3.1

See Also:

IPreferenceFilter

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`PreferenceFilterEntry(String key)`	Constructor for the class.
`PreferenceFilterEntry(String key, String matchType)`	Constructor for the class.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getKey()`	Return the name of the preference key for this filter entry.
`String`	`getMatchType()`	Return the match type specified for this filter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - PreferenceFilterEntry
```
public PreferenceFilterEntry(String key)
```
    Constructor for the class. Create a new preference filter entry with the given key. The key must not be null or empty.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the name of the preference key
  - PreferenceFilterEntry
```
public PreferenceFilterEntry(String key,
                             String matchType)
```
    Constructor for the class. Create a new preference filter entry with the given key and match type. The key must not be null or empty.
    Setting matchType to "prefix" treats the key as if it were a regular expression with an asterisk at the end. If matchType is null, the key must be an exact match.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the name of the preference key
    
    matchType - specifies key match type, may be null to indicate that exact match is required
    
    Since:
    
    3.3
- Method Detail
  - getKey
```
public String getKey()
```
    Return the name of the preference key for this filter entry. It will not return null or the empty string.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the preference key
  - getMatchType
```
public String getMatchType()
```
    Return the match type specified for this filter. May return null to indicate that exact match is used.
    
    Returns:
    
    matchType the match type, might be null indicating that exact match is used
    
    Since:
    
    3.3