TemplateFilterService (ecp-parent 1.27.0-SNAPSHOT API)

```
public interface TemplateFilterService
```
Protocol for a data template filter service.

Since:

1.21

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface TemplateFilterService.Provider
Specific Bazaar vendor interface for TemplateFilterService providers.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static TemplateFilterService NULL
A filter service that provides no filtering.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.function.Predicate<? super Template>`	`getTemplateFilter(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject owner, org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EReference reference)`	Obtain a template filter applicable to templates provided for the given `reference` of an `owner` object in the editor.

- Field Detail
  - NULL
```
static final TemplateFilterService NULL
```
    A filter service that provides no filtering.
- Method Detail
  - getTemplateFilter
```
java.util.function.Predicate<? super Template> getTemplateFilter(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject owner,
                                                                 org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EReference reference)
```
    Obtain a template filter applicable to templates provided for the given reference of an owner object in the editor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    owner - the object owning a reference to be assigned from a template
    
    reference - a reference feature of the owner that is to be assigned from a template. If the reference is a containment then the owner would be the container of the template
    
    Returns:
    
    a predicate with which to filter templates (only templates satisfying the predicate are retained), or else null to opt out of filtering