ServiceRegistry.Filter (Java Platform SE 7 )

Enclosing class:

ServiceRegistry
```
public static interface ServiceRegistry.Filter
```
A simple filter interface used by ServiceRegistry.getServiceProviders to select providers matching an arbitrary criterion. Classes that implement this interface should be defined in order to make use of the getServiceProviders method of ServiceRegistry that takes a Filter.

See Also:
ServiceRegistry.getServiceProviders(Class, ServiceRegistry.Filter, boolean)

- Method Summary
  
  Methods
  Modifier and Type Method and Description
  
  boolean filter(Object provider)
  Returns true if the given provider object matches the criterion defined by this Filter.

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`filter(Object provider)` Returns `true` if the given `provider` object matches the criterion defined by this `Filter`.

- Method Detail
  - filter
```
boolean filter(Object provider)
```
    Returns true if the given provider object matches the criterion defined by this Filter.
    
    Parameters:
    provider - a service provider Object.
    
    Returns:
    true if the provider matches the criterion.

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Interface ServiceRegistry.Filter

Method Summary

Method Detail

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