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package org.apache.jsieve.comparators;

import org.apache.jsieve.exception.SieveException;

/**
 * Interface Matches defines the method signatures for matches comparators.
 */
public interface Matches {
    /**
     * Method matches answers a <code>boolean</code> indicating if parameter
     * <code>string1</code> matches the pattern in parameter <code>glob</code>
     * using the matching rules defind by the implementation.
     * 
     * @param string
     * @param glob
     * @return boolean
     */
    public boolean matches(String string, String glob) throws SieveException;

}