/*
 * Hibernate Validator, declare and validate application constraints
 *
 * License: Apache License, Version 2.0
 * See the license.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>.
 */
package org.hibernate.validator.internal.util.classhierarchy;

Author:Gunnar Morling
/** * A filter to be used when invoking * {@link ClassHierarchyHelper#getHierarchy(Class, Filter...)}. * * @author Gunnar Morling */
public interface Filter {
Whether the given class is accepted by this filter or not.
Params:
  • clazz – the class of interest
Returns:true if this filter accepts the given class (meaning it will be contained in the result of ClassHierarchyHelper.getHierarchy(Class<Object>, Filter...), false otherwise.
/** * Whether the given class is accepted by this filter or not. * * @param clazz the class of interest * * @return {@code true} if this filter accepts the given class (meaning it * will be contained in the result of * {@link ClassHierarchyHelper#getHierarchy(Class, Filter...)}, * {@code false} otherwise. */
boolean accepts(Class<?> clazz); }