org.datamanager.constraint
Interface EntityConstraint

All Superinterfaces:

Constraint, EntityValue, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEntityConstraint

public interface EntityConstraint

extends Constraint

Constraints define a set of entities. For any given entity, a constraint's accepts method should return true if that Entity is a member of its set, and false if it doesn't.

Author:

Matthew Farrellee

Field Summary

static EntityConstraint

NONE Matches all entities.

Method Summary

boolean

accepts(Entity defendant) Reports whether a given entity fits the set of Entities defined by this constraint.

Field Detail

NONE

public static final EntityConstraint NONE

Matches all entities.

Method Detail

accepts

public boolean accepts(Entity defendant)
                throws DataManagerException

Reports whether a given entity fits the set of Entities defined by this constraint.

DataManagerException