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package org.opends.sdk;






/**
 * A compiled attribute value assertion.
 */
public interface Assertion
{
  /**
   * Indicates whether the provided attribute value should be considered
   * a match for this assertion value according to the matching rule.
   *
   * @param attributeValue
   *          The attribute value.
   * @return {@code TRUE} if the attribute value should be considered a
   *         match for the provided assertion value, {@code FALSE} if it
   *         does not match, or {@code UNDEFINED} if the result is
   *         undefined.
   */
  public abstract ConditionResult matches(ByteSequence attributeValue);
}