org.osgi.framework
Class FrameworkUtil

java.lang.Object
  org.osgi.framework.FrameworkUtil

public class FrameworkUtil

extends java.lang.Object

Framework Utility class.

This class contains utility methods which access Framework functions that may be useful to bundles.

Since:

1.3

ThreadSafe

Method Summary

static Filter

createFilter(java.lang.String filter) Creates a Filter object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

createFilter

public static Filter createFilter(java.lang.String filter)
                           throws InvalidSyntaxException

Creates a Filter object. This Filter object may be used to match a ServiceReference object or a Dictionary object.

If the filter cannot be parsed, an InvalidSyntaxException will be thrown with a human readable message where the filter became unparsable.

Parameters:

filter - The filter string.

Returns:

A Filter object encapsulating the filter string.

Throws:

InvalidSyntaxException - If filter contains an invalid filter string that cannot be parsed.

java.lang.NullPointerException - If filter is null.

See Also:

Filter