edu.columbia.cs.ref.model.pattern
Class Pattern<T extends Matchable,D extends Document>

java.lang.Object
  edu.columbia.cs.ref.model.pattern.Pattern<T,D>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of result produced by the match

D - the type of document in which there can be a match

Direct Known Subclasses:

ExtractionPattern, SearchPattern, SimpleAttributeExtractionPattern

public abstract class Pattern<T extends Matchable,D extends Document>
extends java.lang.Object

A Pattern represents any object that can be matched in a given document.

A Pattern is parameterized by two types. The first is the type of result produced by the match and the second is the type of document in which the pattern can be applied.

Since:

2011-09-27

Version:

0.1

Author:

Pablo Barrio, Goncalo Simoes

Constructor Summary

Pattern()

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
abstract java.util.List<T>	findMatch(D d) Abstract method that finds all matches in the input document
int	hashCode()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Pattern

public Pattern()

Method Detail

findMatch

public abstract java.util.List<T> findMatch(D d)

Abstract method that finds all matches in the input document

Parameters:

d - the document where we are looking for the matches

Returns:

the matched objects in document d

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object