Finder class abstract

Searches a component tree and returns nodes that match a particular pattern.

Implementers

Constructors

Finder()

Properties

allCandidates Iterable<Element>
Returns all the Elements that will be considered by this finder.
no setter
description String
Describes what the finder is looking for. The description should be a brief English noun phrase describing the finder's pattern.
no setter
first Finder
Returns a variant of this finder that only matches the first element matched by this finder.
no setter
hashCode int
The hash code for this object.
no setterinherited
last Finder
Returns a variant of this finder that only matches the last element matched by this finder.
no setter
runtimeType Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
no setterinherited

Methods

apply(Iterable<Element> candidates) Iterable<Element>
Returns all the elements in the given list that match this finder's pattern.
at(int index) Finder
Returns a variant of this finder that only matches the element at the given index matched by this finder.
evaluate() Iterable<Element>
Returns the current result. If precache was called and returned true, this will cheaply return the result that was computed then. Otherwise, it creates a new iterable to compute the answer.
noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.
inherited
precache() bool
Attempts to evaluate the finder. Returns whether any elements in the tree matched the finder. If any did, then the result is cached and can be obtained from evaluate.
toString() String
A string representation of this object.
override

Operators

operator ==(Object other) bool
The equality operator.
inherited