Source for gnu.classpath.jdwp.event.filters.IEventFilter

   1: /* IEventFilter.java -- an interface for event filters
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  38: 
  39: 
  40: package gnu.classpath.jdwp.event.filters;
  41: 
  42: import gnu.classpath.jdwp.event.Event;
  43: 
  44: /**
  45:  * An interface for event filters. The debugger registers an event
  46:  * filter for a given event when it is interested in receiving
  47:  * notifications about that event from the VM.
  48:  *
  49:  * <p>Filters are attached to {@link gnu.classpath.jdwp.event.EventRequest}s
  50:  * in order to allow the debugger to specify that an event should be sent
  51:  * only when the filters for the event request all match.
  52:  *
  53:  * <p>No filters means "send all notifications".
  54:  *
  55:  * @author Keith Seitz  (keiths@redhat.com)
  56:  */
  57: public interface IEventFilter
  58: {
  59:   /**
  60:    * Does the given event match the filter?
  61:    *
  62:    * @param event  the <code>Event</code> to scrutinize
  63:    */
  64:   public boolean matches (Event event);
  65: }