org.eclipse.emf.compare.match.engine
Interface IMatchScope

All Known Implementing Classes:

GenericMatchScope

public interface IMatchScope

A Match Scope is used by the match engine to limit the range of comparison. Only objects/resources within scope, as well as referenced objects directly outside (but not their contents or any of their external referces) may be compared.

Since:

1.1

Method Summary

boolean	isInScope(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject eObject) Specifies whether the given EObject should be regarded as part of the match scope or not.
boolean	isInScope(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.resource.Resource resource) Specifies whether the given Resource should be regarded as part of the match scope or not.

Method Detail

isInScope

boolean isInScope(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject eObject)

Specifies whether the given EObject should be regarded as part of the match scope or not. If the passed in EObject is contained in a Resource, it may only be regarded to be within scope, if its Resource is also specified to be in scope via isInScope(Resource).

Parameters:

eObject - the EObject of interest

Returns:

true if eObject is part of the scope, false otherwise

isInScope

boolean isInScope(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.resource.Resource resource)

Specifies whether the given Resource should be regarded as part of the match scope or not.

Parameters:

resource - the resource of interest

Returns:

true if resource is part of the scope, false otherwise