package edu.stanford.nlp.util;/** * Filter is an interface for predicate objects which respond to the * <code>accept</code> method. *  * @author <a href="mailto:klein@cs.stanford.edu">Dan Klein</a> * @version 1.0 */public interface Filter {  /**   * Checks if the given object passes the filter.   *   * @param obj an object to test   */  public boolean accept(Object obj);}