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package org.treetank.axis.filter;

import org.treetank.api.INodeReadTrx;

/**
 * <h1>ItemFilter</h1>
 * 
 * <p>
 * Match any item type (nodes and atomic values).
 * </p>
 */
public class ItemFilter extends AbsFilter {

    /**
     * Default constructor.
     * 
     * @param rtx
     *            Transaction this filter is bound to.
     */
    public ItemFilter(final INodeReadTrx rtx) {
        super(rtx);
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public final boolean filter() {
        // everything that is hold by an transaction is either a node or an
        // atomic value, so this yields true for all item kinds
        return true;
    }

}
