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package com.google.inject.matcher;


Returns true or false for a given input. 
Author:crazybob@google.com (Bob Lee)
/**
 * Returns {@code true} or {@code false} for a given input.
 *
 * @author crazybob@google.com (Bob Lee)
 */
public interface Matcher<T> {

  
Returns true if this matches t, false otherwise. 
/** Returns {@code true} if this matches {@code t}, {@code false} otherwise. */
  boolean matches(T t);

  
Returns a new matcher which returns true if both this and the given matcher return true. 
/**
   * Returns a new matcher which returns {@code true} if both this and the given matcher return
   * {@code true}.
   */
  Matcher<T> and(Matcher<? super T> other);

  
Returns a new matcher which returns true if either this or the given matcher return true. 
/**
   * Returns a new matcher which returns {@code true} if either this or the given matcher return
   * {@code true}.
   */
  Matcher<T> or(Matcher<? super T> other);
}