CodeList.Filter

Enclosing class:

CodeList<E extends CodeList<E>>
```
public static interface CodeList.Filter
```
Used by CodeList.valueOf(Class, Filter) to select codes matching an arbitrary criterion.

Since:

2.3

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`accept(CodeList<?> code)`	Returns `true` if the given code matches the criterion defined by this filter.
`java.lang.String`	`codename()`	Returns the name of the code being looked for, or `null` if unknown.

- Method Detail
  - accept
```
boolean accept(CodeList<?> code)
```
    Returns true if the given code matches the criterion defined by this filter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    code - The code to test.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the code matches the criterion.
  - codename
```
java.lang.String codename()
```
    Returns the name of the code being looked for, or null if unknown. This method is invoked by CodeList.valueOf(Class, Filter) if no code match the criterion defined by this filter. In such case, there is a choice:
    
    If this method returns a non-null name, then a new code of that name is created.
    
    Otherwise, no new code is created and CodeList.valueOf returns null.
    Returns:
    
    The name of the code being looked for, or null.