CustomMatcher (JavaHamcrest 2.0.0.0 API)
Date: 2015-01-18

org.hamcrest

## Class CustomMatcher<T>

- java.lang.Object
- - org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher<T>
  - - org.hamcrest.CustomMatcher<T>

- Type Parameters:
    `T` - The type of object being matched.
  All Implemented Interfaces:
    Matcher<T>, SelfDescribing

      public abstract class CustomMatcher<T>
      extends BaseMatcher<T>

  Utility class for writing one off matchers. For example:

       Matcher<String> aNonEmptyString = new CustomMatcher<String>("a non empty string") {
         public boolean matches(Object object) {
           return ((object instanceof String) && !((String) object).isEmpty();
         }
       };

  This class is designed for scenarios where an anonymous inner class matcher makes sense. It should not be used by API designers implementing matchers.

  See Also:
    `for a type safe variant of this class that you probably want to use.`

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `CustomMatcher(java.lang.String description)`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `describeTo(Description description)` Generates a description of the object.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher

      `_dont_implement_Matcher___instead_extend_BaseMatcher_, describeMismatch, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.hamcrest.Matcher

      `matches`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### CustomMatcher

          public CustomMatcher(java.lang.String description)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### describeTo

          public final void describeTo(Description description)

      Description copied from interface: `SelfDescribing`
      Generates a description of the object. The description may be part of a a description of a larger object of which this is just a component, so it should be worded appropriately.
      Parameters:
        `description` - The description to be built or appended to.