Interface Matcher<A,B>

Type Parameters:
A - the criteria object
B - the object being tested
All Superinterfaces:
BiPredicate<A,B>
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractTypeMatcher
Functional Interface:
This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
@FunctionalInterface public interface Matcher<A,B> extends BiPredicate<A,B>
A BiPredicate with particular semantics associated with its test(Object, Object) method.
Author:
Laird Nelson
See Also:

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    test(A a, B b)
    Returns true if and only if the second argument matches the first argument.

    Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.BiPredicate

    and, negate, or

  • Method Details

    • test

      boolean test(A a, B b)
      Returns true if and only if the second argument matches the first argument.
      Specified by:
      test in interface BiPredicate<A,B>
      Parameters:
      a - an object serving as a kind of criteria; must not be null
      b - an object to test; must not be null
      Returns:
      true if and only if the second argument matches the first argument; false otherwise
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if either a or b is null