Module javafx.graphics
Package javafx.css

# Class Match

java.lang.Object
javafx.css.Match

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Comparable<Match>`

public final class Match extends Object implements Comparable<Match>
Used by `Rule` to determine whether or not the selector applies to a given object. Returned by `Selector` matches in the event of a match.

Since:
  9

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `int`
  `compareTo(Match o)`
  Compares this object with the given `Match` object.
  `Set<PseudoClass>`
  `getPseudoClasses()`
  Gets the pseudo class states as an immutable set.
  `Selector`
  `getSelector()`
  Gets the `Selector`.
  `int`
  `getSpecificity()`
  Gets the specificity.

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Method Details

  - ### getSelector

    public Selector getSelector()
    Gets the `Selector`.
    Returns:
      the `Selector`, never `null`

  - ### getPseudoClasses

    public Set<PseudoClass> getPseudoClasses()
    Gets the pseudo class states as an immutable set.
    Returns:
      the pseudo class state, never `null`

  - ### getSpecificity

    public int getSpecificity()
    Gets the specificity.
    Returns:
      the specificity

  - ### compareTo

    public int compareTo(Match o)
    Compares this object with the given `Match` object.

    Comparison is based on the specificity of the objects. Specificity is calculated based on the id count, the style class count and the pseudoclass count.

    Specified by:
      `compareTo` in interface `Comparable<Match>`
    Parameters:
      `o` - the `Match` object to be compared
    Returns:
      the difference between the specificity of this object and the specificity of the given `Match` object