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com.sapportals.wcm.repository.filter
Interface IContentFilterManager

[contained in: com.sap.netweaver.bc.rf.par - bc.rf.framework_api.jar]
All Superinterfaces:
IFilterManager
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractContentFilterManager

public interface IContentFilterManager
extends IFilterManager

This interface defines a content filter manager. It is responsible for the creation of content filter instances and the decision if a filter should be applied.


Method Summary
 IContentFilter getFilterForRead(IContentFilter contentFilter)
          Returns a read filter object that should be applied to the content of the predecessor filter.
 IContentFilter getFilterForWrite(IContentFilter contentFilter)
          Returns a write filter objects.
 
Methods inherited from interface com.sapportals.wcm.repository.filter.IFilterManager
getType
 

Method Detail

getFilterForRead

public IContentFilter getFilterForRead(IContentFilter contentFilter)
                                throws WcmException
Returns a read filter object that should be applied to the content of the predecessor filter. If the manager decides not to apply a filter he must return the reference to the predecessor filter. Implementors should not return null here, but instead throw an exception if something went wrong. Returning null or throwing an exception will stop the filtering process.

The implementation of this method must not call the IContentFilter.filter() method.

Parameters:
contentFilter - The predecessor filter in the cascade
Returns:
The filter object
Throws:
WcmException -  

getFilterForWrite

public IContentFilter getFilterForWrite(IContentFilter contentFilter)
                                 throws WcmException
Returns a write filter objects.
Parameters:
contentFilter - The predecessor filter in the cascade
Returns:
The filter object
Throws:
WcmException -  

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