/*
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Alfresco Software Limited.
 *
 * This file is part of Alfresco
 *
 * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 *
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 */
package org.alfresco.service.namespace;


/**
 * Provides pattern matching against {@link org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName qnames}.
 * <p>
 * Implementations will use different mechanisms to match against the
 * {@link org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName#getNamespaceURI() namespace} and
 * {@link org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName#getLocalName()() localname}.
 * 
 * @see org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName
 * 
 * @author Derek Hulley
 */
public interface QNamePattern
{
    /**
     * Checks if the given qualified name matches the pattern represented
     * by this instance
     * 
     * @param qname the instance to check
     * @return Returns true if the qname matches this pattern
     */
    public boolean isMatch(QName qname);
}