Matcher

java.lang.Object
- org.terracotta.context.query.Matcher<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the enclosing type of the objects that match
```
public abstract class Matcher<T>
extends java.lang.Object
```
A matching object that can be used to filter the node-set in a context query chain.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private java.lang.Class<T> boundType

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Matcher()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`private static <T extends Matcher<?>> java.lang.Class<?>`	`getSafeType(java.lang.Class<T> fromClass)`
`boolean`	`matches(java.lang.Object object)`	Returns true if this object matches successfully.
`protected abstract boolean`	`matchesSafely(T object)`	Returns `true` if the supplied object matches against this matcher.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - boundType
```
private final java.lang.Class<T> boundType
```
- Constructor Detail
  - Matcher
```
public Matcher()
```
- Method Detail
  - getSafeType
```
private static <T extends Matcher<?>> java.lang.Class<?> getSafeType(java.lang.Class<T> fromClass)
```
  - matches
```
public final boolean matches(java.lang.Object object)
```
    Returns true if this object matches successfully.
    This method checks for a type match against the erased type of this matcher and then defers to the matchesSafely(Object) of this matcher with the type-checked and cast object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - object to be checked
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the object matches
  - matchesSafely
```
protected abstract boolean matchesSafely(T object)
```
    Returns true if the supplied object matches against this matcher.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - object to check for a match
    
    Returns:
    
    true on a match