javax.swing

## Class RowFilter.Entry<M,I>

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.swing.RowFilter.Entry<M,I>

- Type Parameters:
    `M` - the type of the model; for example `PersonModel`
    `I` - the type of the identifier; when using `TableRowSorter` this will be `Integer`
  Enclosing class:
    RowFilter<M,I>

      public abstract static class RowFilter.Entry<M,I>
      extends Object

  An `Entry` object is passed to instances of `RowFilter`, allowing the filter to get the value of the entry's data, and thus to determine whether the entry should be shown. An `Entry` object contains information about the model as well as methods for getting the underlying values from the model.
  Since:
    1.6
  See Also:
    `RowFilter`, `DefaultRowSorter.setRowFilter(javax.swing.RowFilter)`

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `Entry()` | Creates an `Entry`.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract I` | `getIdentifier()` | Returns the identifer (in the model) of the entry.
    `abstract M` | `getModel()` | Returns the underlying model.
    `String` | `getStringValue(int index)` | Returns the string value at the specified index.
    `abstract Object` | `getValue(int index)` | Returns the value at the specified index.
    `abstract int` | `getValueCount()` | Returns the number of values in the entry.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Entry

          public Entry()

      Creates an `Entry`.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getModel

          public abstract M getModel()

      Returns the underlying model.
      Returns:
        the model containing the data that this entry represents

    - #### getValueCount

          public abstract int getValueCount()

      Returns the number of values in the entry. For example, when used with a table this corresponds to the number of columns.
      Returns:
        number of values in the object being filtered

    - #### getValue

          public abstract Object getValue(int index)

      Returns the value at the specified index. This may return `null`. When used with a table, index corresponds to the column number in the model.
      Parameters:
        `index` - the index of the value to get
      Returns:
        value at the specified index
      Throws:
        `IndexOutOfBoundsException` - if index < 0 or >= getValueCount

    - #### getStringValue

          public String getStringValue(int index)

      Returns the string value at the specified index. If filtering is being done based on `String` values this method is preferred to that of `getValue` as `getValue(index).toString()` may return a different result than `getStringValue(index)`.

      This implementation calls `getValue(index).toString()` after checking for `null`. Subclasses that provide different string conversion should override this method if necessary.

      Parameters:
        `index` - the index of the value to get
      Returns:
        `non-null` string at the specified index
      Throws:
        `IndexOutOfBoundsException` - if index < 0 || >= getValueCount

    - #### getIdentifier

          public abstract I getIdentifier()

      Returns the identifer (in the model) of the entry. For a table this corresponds to the index of the row in the model, expressed as an `Integer`.
      Returns:
        a model-based (not view-based) identifier for this entry

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