org.htmlparser.filters
Class NotFilter

java.lang.Object
  org.htmlparser.filters.NotFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, NodeFilter

public class NotFilter
extends Object
implements NodeFilter

Accepts all nodes not acceptable to it's predicate filter.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected NodeFilter

mPredicate The filter to gainsay.

Constructor Summary

NotFilter()
Creates a new instance of a NotFilter.

NotFilter(NodeFilter predicate)
Creates a NotFilter that accepts nodes not acceptable to the predicate.

Method Summary

boolean	accept(Node node) Accept nodes that are not acceptable to the predicate filter.
NodeFilter	getPredicate() Get the predicate used by this NotFilter.
void	setPredicate(NodeFilter predicate) Set the predicate for this NotFilter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

mPredicate

protected NodeFilter mPredicate

The filter to gainsay.

Constructor Detail

NotFilter

public NotFilter()

Creates a new instance of a NotFilter. With no predicates, this would always return false from accept(org.htmlparser.Node).

See Also:

setPredicate(org.htmlparser.NodeFilter)

NotFilter

public NotFilter(NodeFilter predicate)

Creates a NotFilter that accepts nodes not acceptable to the predicate.

Parameters:

predicate - The filter to consult.

Method Detail

getPredicate

public NodeFilter getPredicate()

Get the predicate used by this NotFilter.

Returns:

The predicate currently in use.

setPredicate

public void setPredicate(NodeFilter predicate)

Set the predicate for this NotFilter.

Parameters:

predicate - The predidcate to use in accept(org.htmlparser.Node).

accept

public boolean accept(Node node)

Accept nodes that are not acceptable to the predicate filter.

Specified by:

accept in interface NodeFilter

Parameters:

node - The node to check.

Returns:

true if the node is not acceptable to the predicate filter, false otherwise.