fable.utility.strategy
Class AuthorFilter

java.lang.Object
  fable.utility.strategy.AuthorFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

FilterStrategy

public class AuthorFilter
extends java.lang.Object
implements FilterStrategy

AuthorFilter is a filter that returns only articles that have (or are not written by) a particular author

Author:

Christopher Moh

Constructor Summary

AuthorFilter(java.lang.String author, boolean accept)
Creates a new case-insensitive AuthorFilter

Method Summary

boolean

isOk(FableComponent t) Determines if the FableComponent should be allowed in the filter

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AuthorFilter

public AuthorFilter(java.lang.String author,
                    boolean accept)

Creates a new case-insensitive AuthorFilter

Parameters:

author - The Author

accept - true if we should only allow articles by this author, false if we should allow all articles EXCEPT by this author

Requires:

author != null

Effects:

Creates a new AuthorFilter

Modifies:

this

Method Detail

isOk

public boolean isOk(FableComponent t)

Description copied from interface: FilterStrategy

Determines if the FableComponent should be allowed in the filter

Specified by:

isOk in interface FilterStrategy

Parameters:

t - FableComponent to check

Returns:

true if the FableComponent is allowed to pass, false otherwise