org.ocap.application
Interface AppFilterHandler

public interface AppFilterHandler

Application programs can provide an implementation of this interface to an AppFilter to make part of decision for AppFilter.accept.

See Also:

AppFilter.setAskHandler(org.ocap.application.AppFilterHandler)

Method Summary

boolean

accept(AppID appID, AppPattern matchingItem) This method is called by AppFilter.accept(org.dvb.application.AppID) when it finds a matching AppPattern whose action is ASK.

Method Detail

accept

boolean accept(AppID appID,
               AppPattern matchingItem)

This method is called by AppFilter.accept(org.dvb.application.AppID) when it finds a matching AppPattern whose action is ASK.

The return value of this method will be the return value of AppFilter.accept. The semantics of this method is identical to AppsDatabaseFilter.accept(org.dvb.application.AppID) except that the additional parameter matchingItem could be used as a hint.

Parameters:

appID - an AppID to test.

matchingItem - the AppPattern in AppFilter that matched appID

Returns:

true if appID passes this filter.