PatternMatcher (YABR)

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Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
```
@FunctionalInterface
public interface PatternMatcher
```
Functional interface for pattern matching on IR instructions.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`matches(IRInstruction instruction, IRMethod method, MethodEntry sourceMethod, ClassFile classFile)`	Tests if the given instruction matches this pattern.

- Method Detail
  - matches
```
boolean matches(IRInstruction instruction,
                IRMethod method,
                MethodEntry sourceMethod,
                ClassFile classFile)
```
    Tests if the given instruction matches this pattern.
    
    Parameters:
    
    instruction - the instruction to test
    
    method - the containing IR method
    
    sourceMethod - the source method entry
    
    classFile - the containing class file
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the instruction matches the pattern