ElementMatcher (API 0.14.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Configurable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseElementMatcher
```
public interface ElementMatcher
extends Configurable, AutoCloseable
```
An element matcher is a helper extension to other extensions that need to figure out if a certain element meets certain criteria.

Author:

Lukas Krejci

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface ElementMatcher.CompiledRecipe
A "compiled" representation of a textual recipe.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Optional<ElementMatcher.CompiledRecipe>`	`compile(String recipe)`	Tries to compile the provided recipe into a form that can test individual elements.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.AutoCloseable
close

Methods inherited from interface org.revapi.configuration.Configurable
getExtensionId, getJSONSchema, initialize

- Method Detail
  - compile
```
Optional<ElementMatcher.CompiledRecipe> compile(String recipe)
```
    Tries to compile the provided recipe into a form that can test individual elements.
    
    Parameters:
    
    recipe - the recipe to compile
    
    Returns:
    
    a compiled recipe or empty optional if the string cannot be compiled by this matcher