org.osgi.framework

Interface Filter

public interface Filter

An RFC 1960-based Filter.

Filter objects can be created by calling BundleContext with the chosen filter string.

A Filter object can be used numerous times to determine if the match argument matches the filter string that was used to create the Filter object.

Some examples of LDAP filters are:

  "(cn=Babs Jensen)"
  "(!(cn=Tim Howes))"
  "(&(" + Constants.OBJECTCLASS + "=Person)(|(sn=Jensen)(cn=Babs J*)))"
  "(o=univ*of*mich*)"

Since: 1.1

Version: $Revision: 1.16 $

See Also: "Core Specification, section 5.5, for a description of the filter string syntax."

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Method Summary
boolean	equals(Object obj) Compares this `Filter` object to another object.
int	hashCode() Returns the hashCode for this `Filter` object.
boolean	match(ServiceReference reference) Filter using a service's properties.
boolean	match(Dictionary dictionary) Filter using a `Dictionary` object.
boolean	matchCase(Dictionary dictionary) Filter with case sensitivity using a `Dictionary` object.
String	toString() Returns this `Filter` object's filter string.

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Compares this Filter object to another object.

Parameters: obj The object to compare against this Filter object.

Returns: If the other object is a Filter object, then returns this.toString().equals(obj.toString();false otherwise.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns the hashCode for this Filter object.

Returns: The hashCode of the filter string; that is, this.toString().hashCode().

match

public boolean match(ServiceReference reference)

Filter using a service's properties.

The filter is executed using the keys and values of the referenced service's properties. The keys are case insensitively matched with the filter.

Parameters: reference The reference to the service whose properties are used in the match.

Returns: true if the service's properties match this filter; false otherwise.

match

public boolean match(Dictionary dictionary)

Filter using a Dictionary object. The Filter is executed using the Dictionary object's keys and values. The keys are case insensitively matched with the filter.

Parameters: dictionary The Dictionary object whose keys are used in the match.

Returns: true if the Dictionary object's keys and values match this filter; false otherwise.

Throws: IllegalArgumentException If dictionary contains case variants of the same key name.

matchCase

public boolean matchCase(Dictionary dictionary)

Filter with case sensitivity using a Dictionary object. The Filter is executed using the Dictionary object's keys and values. The keys are case sensitively matched with the filter.

Parameters: dictionary The Dictionary object whose keys are used in the match.

Returns: true if the Dictionary object's keys and values match this filter; false otherwise.

Since: 1.3

toString

public String toString()

Returns this Filter object's filter string.

The filter string is normalized by removing whitespace which does not affect the meaning of the filter.

Returns: Filter string.