PathPredicate (Apache Jackrabbit 2.23.1-beta API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.jackrabbit.commons.predicate.PathPredicate

All Implemented Interfaces:

Predicate
```
public class PathPredicate
extends Object
implements Predicate
```
The path filter provides hierarchical filtering.

- Field Summary
  
  Fields
  Modifier and Type Field Description
  
  protected Pattern regex
  the internal regex pattern
  - Fields inherited from interface org.apache.jackrabbit.commons.predicate.Predicate
    FALSE, TRUE
- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Constructor Description
  
  PathPredicate(String pattern)
  Creates a new default path filter
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  boolean evaluate(Object item)
  Evaluates the predicate for the given object.
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - regex
```
protected final Pattern regex
```
    the internal regex pattern
- Constructor Detail
  - PathPredicate
```
public PathPredicate(String pattern)
```
    Creates a new default path filter
    | Pattern | Matches | /foo | exactly "/foo" | /foo.* | all paths starting with "foo." | foo.* | all files starting with "foo." | /foo/* | all direct children of /foo | /foo/** | all children of /foo
    Parameters:
    
    pattern - the pattern
- Method Detail
  - evaluate
```
public boolean evaluate(Object item)
```
    Description copied from interface: Predicate
    
    Evaluates the predicate for the given object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    evaluate in interface Predicate
    
    Parameters:
    
    item - some object
    
    Returns:
    
    predicate result
    
    See Also:
    
    Predicate.evaluate(java.lang.Object)