IFilterExpression (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

All Superinterfaces:

Filter, IExpression
```
public interface IFilterExpression
extends IExpression, Filter
```
An interface that combines the IExpression with the LDAP filter. The string representation is the LDAP filter syntax.

Since:

2.0

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.expression.IExpression
  TYPE_ALL, TYPE_AND, TYPE_ARRAY, TYPE_ASSIGNMENT, TYPE_AT, TYPE_COLLECT, TYPE_CONDITION, TYPE_EQUALS, TYPE_EXISTS, TYPE_FIRST, TYPE_FLATTEN, TYPE_FUNCTION, TYPE_GREATER, TYPE_GREATER_EQUAL, TYPE_INTERSECT, TYPE_LAMBDA, TYPE_LATEST, TYPE_LESS, TYPE_LESS_EQUAL, TYPE_LIMIT, TYPE_LITERAL, TYPE_MATCHES, TYPE_MEMBER, TYPE_NOT, TYPE_NOT_EQUALS, TYPE_OR, TYPE_PARAMETER, TYPE_PIPE, TYPE_SELECT, TYPE_TRAVERSE, TYPE_UNION, TYPE_UNIQUE, TYPE_VARIABLE

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`match(Map<String,? extends Object> map)`	Filter using a `Map`.
`boolean`	`matchCase(Map<String,? extends Object> map)`	Filter with case sensitivity using a `Map`.

Methods inherited from interface org.osgi.framework.Filter
equals, hashCode, match, match, matchCase, matches, toString

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.expression.IExpression
accept, evaluate, getExpressionType, toLDAPString, toString

- Method Detail
  - match
```
boolean match(Map<String,? extends Object> map)
```
    Filter using a Map. This Filter is executed using the specified Map's keys and values. The keys are case insensitively matched with this Filter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    map - The Map whose keys are used in the match.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the map's keys and values match this filter; false otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If map contains case variants of the same key name.
  - matchCase
```
boolean matchCase(Map<String,? extends Object> map)
```
    Filter with case sensitivity using a Map. This Filter is executed using the specified Map's keys and values. The keys are case sensitively matched with this Filter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    map - The Map whose keys are used in the match.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the map's keys and values match this filter; false otherwise.