ResourcePatternFilter (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ViewerFilter
- - org.eclipse.ui.views.navigator.ResourcePatternFilter

```
@Deprecated
public class ResourcePatternFilter
extends ViewerFilter
```
Deprecated.
as of 3.5, use the Common Navigator Framework classes instead

Filter used to determine whether resources are to be shown or not.

Since:

2.0

Restriction:

This class is not intended to be subclassed by clients.

Restriction:

This class is not intended to be referenced by clients. Planned to be deleted, please see Bug https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=549953

Restriction:

This class is not intended to be instantiated by clients.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ResourcePatternFilter()
Deprecated.

Creates a new resource pattern filter.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String[]`	`getPatterns()`	Deprecated. Gets the patterns for the receiver.
`boolean`	`select(Viewer viewer, Object parentElement, Object element)`	Deprecated. Returns whether the given element makes it through this filter.
`void`	`setPatterns(String[] newPatterns)`	Deprecated. Sets the patterns to filter out for the receiver.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ViewerFilter
filter, filter, isFilterProperty

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ResourcePatternFilter
```
public ResourcePatternFilter()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Creates a new resource pattern filter.
- Method Detail
  - getPatterns
```
public String[] getPatterns()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Gets the patterns for the receiver. Returns the cached values if there are any - if not look it up.
  - select
```
public boolean select(Viewer viewer,
                      Object parentElement,
                      Object element)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Description copied from class: ViewerFilter
    
    Returns whether the given element makes it through this filter.
    
    Specified by:
    
    select in class ViewerFilter
    
    Parameters:
    
    viewer - the viewer
    
    parentElement - the parent element
    
    element - the element
    
    Returns:
    
    true if element is included in the filtered set, and false if excluded
  - setPatterns
```
public void setPatterns(String[] newPatterns)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Sets the patterns to filter out for the receiver.