IpFilterRule (Netty API Reference (4.2.7.Final))

All Known Implementing Classes:

IpSubnetFilterRule
```
public interface IpFilterRule
```
Implement this interface to create new rules.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  boolean matches(java.net.InetSocketAddress remoteAddress)
  
  IpFilterRuleType ruleType()

- Method Detail
  - matches
```
boolean matches(java.net.InetSocketAddress remoteAddress)
```
    Returns:
    
    This method should return true if remoteAddress is valid according to your criteria. False otherwise.
  - ruleType
```
IpFilterRuleType ruleType()
```
    Returns:
    
    This method should return IpFilterRuleType.ACCEPT if all matches(InetSocketAddress) for which matches(InetSocketAddress) returns true should the accepted. If you want to exclude all of those IP addresses then IpFilterRuleType.REJECT should be returned.