/*
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* Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
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*
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* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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* You may obtain a copy of the License at
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*
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* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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*
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* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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* limitations under the License.
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*/
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package android.widget;
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/**
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* <p>Defines a filterable behavior. A filterable class can have its data
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* constrained by a filter. Filterable classes are usually
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* {@link android.widget.Adapter} implementations.</p>
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*
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* @see android.widget.Filter
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*/
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public interface Filterable {
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/**
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* <p>Returns a filter that can be used to constrain data with a filtering
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* pattern.</p>
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*
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* <p>This method is usually implemented by {@link android.widget.Adapter}
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* classes.</p>
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*
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* @return a filter used to constrain data
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*/
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Filter getFilter();
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}
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