edu.columbia.cs.ref.model.matcher
Interface EntityMatcher

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AndEntityMatcher, DictionaryEntityMatcher, EqualsEntityMatcher, OrEntityMatcher

public interface EntityMatcher
extends java.io.Serializable

The Interface EntityMatcher represents is used to force the implementation of methods to determine if two entities match according to a given criterion.

The method match is used to determine if the two entities match

Since:

2011-09-27

Version:

0.1

Author:

Pablo Barrio, Goncalo Simoes

Method Summary

boolean

match(Entity original, Entity entity) Determines if the two input entities match

Method Detail

match

boolean match(Entity original,
              Entity entity)

Determines if the two input entities match

Parameters:

original - the first entity

entity - the second entity

Returns:

true, if the entities match