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19
20 package org.apache.jsieve.comparators;
21
22 import org.apache.jsieve.exception.SieveException;
23
24 /**
25 * Interface Matches defines the method signatures for matches comparators.
26 */
27 public interface Matches {
28 /**
29 * Method matches answers a <code>boolean</code> indicating if parameter
30 * <code>string1</code> matches the pattern in parameter <code>glob</code>
31 * using the matching rules defind by the implementation.
32 *
33 * @param string
34 * @param glob
35 * @return boolean
36 */
37 public boolean matches(String string, String glob) throws SieveException;
38
39 }