Interface Filter

All Superinterfaces:

Owned<FilterContext>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClientProxyFilter, CompressionFilter, CryptFilter, IdentFilter, InjectIgnoreFilter, IoFilter, KexFilter, PacketLoggingFilter, SshTransportFilter

public interface Filter
extends Owned<FilterContext>

A message filter belonging to a FilterContext of a FilterChain.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
InputHandler	in()	Retrieves the filter's InputHandler.
OutputHandler	out()	Retrieves the filter's OutputHandler.

Methods inherited from interface Owned

added, adding, init, owner, removed, removing

Method Details

in

InputHandler in()

Retrieves the filter's InputHandler.

Returns:

the InputHandler or code null if this filter is an output-only filter

out

OutputHandler out()

Retrieves the filter's OutputHandler.

Returns:

the OutputHandler or code null if this filter is an input-only filter