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Interface Selector

public interface Selector

The Selector interface.

This interface is implemented by all classes used to optimize the content of a Set by applying search criteria specified in the selector.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Set	applyTo(Set set) Removes all objects from the set that do not conform to the selector's selection criteria.

Method Detail

applyTo

Set applyTo(Set set)
     throws java.lang.ClassCastException,
            java.lang.NullPointerException

Removes all objects from the set that do not conform to the selector's selection criteria.

Parameters:

set - the set from which to remove objects

Returns:

a reference to set

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - thrown if set is null

java.lang.ClassCastException - thrown if the class of the set contents is not handled by this selector