edu.UCL.satin.impl.arch.attribute
Class MatchAttribute

java.lang.Object
  edu.UCL.satin.arch.attribute.GenericAttribute
      edu.UCL.satin.impl.arch.attribute.MatchAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class MatchAttribute

extends GenericAttribute

A filter attribute is an immutable GenericAttribute that allows for complex and expressive comparison with other attributes via the use of a filter. By specifying a MatchFilter, the programmer allows SATIN to match attribute values based on the semantics of any filter. The filter is invoked by the equals() method of the FilterAttribute

Author:

Stefanos Zachariadis

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

private MatchFilter

filter

Fields inherited from class edu.UCL.satin.arch.attribute.GenericAttribute

immutable, key, value

Constructor Summary

MatchAttribute(java.lang.Object key, MatchFilter filter)
Creates a new FilterAttribute without a value

MatchAttribute(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value, MatchFilter filter)
Creates a new FilterAttribute

Method Summary

boolean

equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Methods inherited from class edu.UCL.satin.arch.attribute.GenericAttribute

getKey, getValue, setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

filter

private MatchFilter filter

Constructor Detail

MatchAttribute

public MatchAttribute(java.lang.Object key,
                      java.lang.Object value,
                      MatchFilter filter)

Creates a new FilterAttribute

Parameters:

key - The key of the attribute

value - The value of the attribute that will be used by the filter to do the comparison

filter - The actual filter that does the comparison.

MatchAttribute

public MatchAttribute(java.lang.Object key,
                      MatchFilter filter)

Creates a new FilterAttribute without a value

Parameters:

key - The key of the attribute

filter - The actual filter that does the comparison

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class GenericAttribute