code: public void setValue(Object value) {
  
          if(LOGGER.isInfoEnabled() && !(value instanceof java.io.Serializable))
              LOGGER.info("Warning: setting a filter value tiat is not serializable.  The Filter object is serializable and should contain only serializable state");
  
          _value = value;
      }
docs: Set the value for this filter.  Note, in the default implementation, the <code>value</code>
  must implement {@link java.io.Serializable}.
  @param value the value