Package com.storedobject.common

Interface ContentSearch

public interface ContentSearch

An interface that helps search for value(s) using a string pattern.

Author:

Syam

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	search(String pattern)	Searches for value(s) that match the specified string pattern.
Object	searchNext(String pattern, Object from)	Continues the search for a value that matches the specified string pattern, starting from the given object.

Method Details

search

Object search(String pattern)

Searches for value(s) that match the specified string pattern.

Parameters:

pattern - the string pattern used to perform the search.

Returns:

an object representing the search result, or null if no match is found.

searchNext

Object searchNext(String pattern,
 Object from)

Continues the search for a value that matches the specified string pattern, starting from the given object.

Parameters:

pattern - the string pattern used for the search.

from - the object from which to continue the search.

Returns:

an object representing the next search result, or null if no further match is found.