override this. The item will already have been checked for the specific type and will never be null. matches public final boolean matches(java.lang.Object item) Methods made final to prevent accidental override. If you need to override this, there's no point on extending TypeSafeMatcher. Instead, extend the BaseMatcher. Parameters: item - the object against which the matcher is evaluated. Returns: true if item matches, otherwise false. See Also: BaseMatcher describeMismatch public final void describeM...