PatternExcludesArtifactFilter (Apache Maven Common Artifact Filters 3.2.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.PatternIncludesArtifactFilter
- - org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.PatternExcludesArtifactFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ArtifactFilter, StatisticsReportingArtifactFilter
```
public class PatternExcludesArtifactFilter
extends PatternIncludesArtifactFilter
```
TODO: include in maven-artifact in future

Author:

Brett Porter

See Also:

StrictPatternExcludesArtifactFilter

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`PatternExcludesArtifactFilter(Collection<String> patterns)`	Constructor for PatternExcludesArtifactFilter.
`PatternExcludesArtifactFilter(Collection<String> patterns, boolean actTransitively)`	Constructor for PatternExcludesArtifactFilter.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected String`	`getFilterDescription()`	getFilterDescription.
`boolean`	`include(Artifact artifact)`
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.PatternIncludesArtifactFilter
addFilteredArtifact, getPatternsAsString, hasMissedCriteria, patternMatches, reportFilteredArtifacts, reportMissedCriteria

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

- Constructor Detail
  - PatternExcludesArtifactFilter
```
public PatternExcludesArtifactFilter(Collection<String> patterns)
```
    Constructor for PatternExcludesArtifactFilter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    patterns - The pattern to be used.
  - PatternExcludesArtifactFilter
```
public PatternExcludesArtifactFilter(Collection<String> patterns,
                                     boolean actTransitively)
```
    Constructor for PatternExcludesArtifactFilter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    patterns - The pattern which will be used.
    
    actTransitively - yes/no.
- Method Detail
  - include
```
public boolean include(Artifact artifact)
```
    Specified by:
    
    include in interface ArtifactFilter
    
    Overrides:
    
    include in class PatternIncludesArtifactFilter
  - getFilterDescription
```
protected String getFilterDescription()
```
    getFilterDescription.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getFilterDescription in class PatternIncludesArtifactFilter
    
    Returns:
    
    a String object.
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class PatternIncludesArtifactFilter
    
    Returns:
    
    a String object.