edu.columbia.cs.ref.model.constraint.role.impl
Class MatchRoleConstraint

java.lang.Object
  edu.columbia.cs.ref.model.constraint.role.impl.MatchRoleConstraint

All Implemented Interfaces:

RoleConstraint, java.io.Serializable

public class MatchRoleConstraint
extends java.lang.Object
implements RoleConstraint

The Class MatchRoleConstraint is an implementation of the RoleConstraint that uses a given Entity matcher and an entity to check if the new entity can match the original entity.

Since:

2011-09-27

Version:

0.1

Author:

Pablo Barrio, Goncalo Simoes

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

MatchRoleConstraint(EntityMatcher entityMatcher, Entity original)
Instantiates a new match role constraint.

Method Summary

boolean	checkConstraint(Entity role) Check check if the input entity fulfills the constraint
java.util.Set<Entity>	getCompatibleEntities(java.util.Set<Entity> entities) Returns the subset of all the input entities that fulfill the constraint

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MatchRoleConstraint

public MatchRoleConstraint(EntityMatcher entityMatcher,
                           Entity original)

Instantiates a new match role constraint. It receives an entity matcher and the entity that will be compared to all the new entities

Parameters:

entityMatcher - the entity matcher

original - the original entity

Method Detail

checkConstraint

public boolean checkConstraint(Entity role)

Description copied from interface: RoleConstraint

Check check if the input entity fulfills the constraint

Specified by:

checkConstraint in interface RoleConstraint

Parameters:

role - the entity

Returns:

true, if successful

getCompatibleEntities

public java.util.Set<Entity> getCompatibleEntities(java.util.Set<Entity> entities)

Description copied from interface: RoleConstraint

Returns the subset of all the input entities that fulfill the constraint

Specified by:

getCompatibleEntities in interface RoleConstraint

Parameters:

entities - the entities to be checked

Returns:

the compatible entities