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* For easy access to common Matcher implementations, use the static factory * methods in {@link Hamcrest\CoreMatchers}. * * @see Hamcrest\CoreMatchers * @see Hamcrest\BaseMatcher */ interface Matcher extends SelfDescribing { /** * Evaluates the matcher for argument $item. * * @param mixed $item the object against which the matcher is evaluated. * * @return boolean true if $item matches, * otherwise false. * * @see Hamcrest\BaseMatcher */ public function matches($item); /** * Generate a description of why the matcher has not accepted the item. * The description will be part of a larger description of why a matching * failed, so it should be concise. * This method assumes that matches($item) is false, but * will not check this. * * @param mixed $item The item that the Matcher has rejected. * @param Description $description * @return */ public function describeMismatch($item, Description $description); }