class REXML::Validation::Event

def matches?( event )
  return false unless event[0] == @event_type
  case event[0]
  when nil
    return true
  when :start_element
    return true if event[1] == @event_arg
  when :end_element
    return true
  when :start_attribute
    return true if event[1] == @event_arg
  when :end_attribute
    return true
  when :end_document
    return true
  when :text
    return (@event_arg.nil? or @event_arg == event[1])

  when :processing_instruction
    false
  when :xmldecl
    false
  when :start_doctype
    false
  when :end_doctype
    false
  when :externalentity
    false
  when :elementdecl
    false
  when :entity
    false
  when :attlistdecl
    false
  when :notationdecl
    false
  when :end_doctype
    false
  else
    false
  end
end