org.jcsp.util.filter
Interface Filter
- All Known Implementing Classes:
- PoisonFilter
public interface Filter
Interface for channel plug-ins that define filtering operations -
transformations on the data as it is read or written. A channel (or channel end) that supports
filtering will implement the ReadFiltered
or WriteFiltered
interface which
allows instances of Filter
to be installed or removed from the channel.
- Author:
- Quickstone Technologies Limited
- See Also:
FilteredChannel
,
FilteredChannelEnd
,
ReadFiltered
,
WriteFiltered
filter
Object filter(Object obj)
- Applies the filter operation. The object given can be modified and returned or another object
substituted in its place.
- Parameters:
obj
- the original object in the channel communication.
- Returns:
- the modified/substituted object after filtration.
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