# AbstractFilter

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```
public abstract class AbstractFilter extends Filter
```

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|---|---|---|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html) |||
| ↳ | [org.junit.runner.manipulation.Filter](https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/manipulation/Filter.html) ||
|   | ↳ | [androidx.test.filters.AbstractFilter](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/filters/AbstractFilter) |

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Helper parent class for `https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/manipulation/Filter.html` that allows suites to run if any child matches.

## Summary

| ### Public constructors |
|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/filters/AbstractFilter#AbstractFilter()()` |

| ### Public methods |
|---|---|
| `boolean` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/filters/AbstractFilter#shouldRun(org.junit.runner.Description)(https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/Description.html description)` |

| ### Protected methods |
|---|---|
| `abstract boolean` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/filters/AbstractFilter#evaluateTest(org.junit.runner.Description)(https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/Description.html description)` Determine if given test description matches filter. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/List.html<https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/Annotation.html>` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/filters/AbstractFilter#getClassAnnotations(org.junit.runner.Description)(https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/Description.html description)` Get a list of class annotations that are annotated with @CustomFilter with this class as the filter class. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/List.html<https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/Annotation.html>` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/filters/AbstractFilter#getMethodAnnotations(org.junit.runner.Description)(https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/Description.html description)` Get a list of method annotations that are annotated with @CustomFilter with this class as the filter class. |

| ### Inherited Constants |
|---|
| From [org.junit.runner.manipulation.Filter](https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/manipulation/Filter.html) |---|---| | `static final https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/manipulation/Filter.html` | `https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/manipulation/Filter.html#ALL` | |

| ### Inherited methods |
|---|
| From [org.junit.runner.manipulation.Filter](https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/manipulation/Filter.html) |---|---| | `void` | `https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/manipulation/Filter.html#apply-java.lang.Object-(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html child)` | | `abstract https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html` | `https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/manipulation/Filter.html#describe--()` | | `https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/manipulation/Filter.html` | `https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/manipulation/Filter.html#intersect-org.junit.runner.manipulation.Filter-(https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/manipulation/Filter.html second)` | | `static https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/manipulation/Filter.html` | `https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/manipulation/Filter.html#matchMethodDescription-org.junit.runner.Description-(https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/Description.html desiredDescription)` | |

## Public constructors

### AbstractFilter

```
public AbstractFilter()
```

## Public methods

### shouldRun

```
public boolean shouldRun(Description description)
```

## Protected methods

### evaluateTest

```
protected abstract boolean evaluateTest(Description description)
```

Determine if given test description matches filter.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/Description.html description` | the `https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/Description.html` describing the test |

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `boolean` | `true` if matched |

### getClassAnnotations

```
protected List<Annotation> getClassAnnotations(Description description)
```

Get a list of class annotations that are annotated with @CustomFilter with this class as the filter class.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/Description.html description` | the `https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/Description.html` describing the test |

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/List.html<https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/Annotation.html>` | a list of annotations on the test class that are handled by this filter |

### getMethodAnnotations

```
protected List<Annotation> getMethodAnnotations(Description description)
```

Get a list of method annotations that are annotated with @CustomFilter with this class as the filter class.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/Description.html description` | the `https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/latest/org/junit/runner/Description.html` describing the test |

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/List.html<https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/Annotation.html>` | a list of annotations on methods that are handled by this filter |