1 /*
2 *
3 * The DbUnit Database Testing Framework
4 * Copyright (C)2002-2004, DbUnit.org
5 *
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20 */
21 package org.dbunit.dataset.filter;
22
23 import org.dbunit.dataset.Column;
24
25 /**
26 * A filter for database columns.
27 *
28 * <p> Instances of this interface may be passed to the
29 * <code>{@link org.dbunit.dataset.FilteredTableMetaData#FilteredTableMetaData(org.dbunit.dataset.ITableMetaData, IColumnFilter)}</code>
30 * method of the <code>{@link org.dbunit.dataset.FilteredTableMetaData}</code> class.
31 *
32 * @author Manuel Laflamme
33 * @since Apr 17, 2004
34 * @version $Revision$
35 */
36 public interface IColumnFilter
37 {
38 /**
39 * Tests whether or not the specified column of the specified tableName
40 * should be included by this filter.
41 *
42 * @param tableName The tableName to be tested
43 * @param column The column to be tested
44 * @return <code>true</code> if and only if the given parameter set should be included
45 */
46 public boolean accept(String tableName, Column column);
47 }