# Interface NotificationFilter

All Superinterfaces:
  `Serializable`

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `AttributeChangeNotificationFilter, MBeanServerNotificationFilter, NotificationFilterSupport`

public interface NotificationFilter extends Serializable
To be implemented by a any class acting as a notification filter. It allows a registered notification listener to filter the notifications of interest.

Since:
  1.5

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`boolean`
`isNotificationEnabled(Notification notification)`
Invoked before sending the specified notification to the listener.

## Method Details

### isNotificationEnabled

boolean isNotificationEnabled(Notification notification)
Invoked before sending the specified notification to the listener.

Parameters:
  `notification` - The notification to be sent.
Returns:
  `true` if the notification has to be sent to the listener, `false` otherwise.