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edu.vt.marian.search
Interface NodeClassManager

All Known Implementing Classes:: ControlledStringClassManager, UncontrolledStringClassManager

ClassManager for any class of nodes.

Fields inherited from class edu.vt.marian.search.ClassManager

ALREADY_EXISTS,  
NO_SUCH_OBJECT

Method Summary
`java.util.Vector`	`idsToObjects(java.util.Vector ids)` Do idToObject() for a bunch of FullIDs.
`java.lang.Object`	`idToObject(edu.vt.marian.common.FullID id)` Return the Java Object that implements the instance of this class picked out by id.
`boolean`	`isInClass(edu.vt.marian.common.FullID id)` Is this the ID of an instance currently in this class?
`WtdObjSet`	`match(edu.vt.marian.common.InfoDesc description)` Create (or find in the local cache) a set of matches to description.

Methods inherited from interface edu.vt.marian.search.ClassManager

classSize

Method Detail

public WtdObjSet match(edu.vt.marian.common.InfoDesc description)

Create (or find in the local cache) a set of matches to description.

Parameters:: description - An abstract description of a set of nodes in this class, including their "context": significant links with other parts of the collection network.
Returns:: A WtdObjSet of instances of this class, weighted by how well they match the description.

public boolean isInClass(edu.vt.marian.common.FullID id)

Is this the ID of an instance currently in this class?

public java.lang.Object idToObject(edu.vt.marian.common.FullID id)

Return the Java Object that implements the instance of this class picked out by id.

Parameters:: id - The FullID for an object of this class.
Returns:: the (Java form of the) real object, or 'null' if id does not describe an instance currently in this class.

public java.util.Vector idsToObjects(java.util.Vector ids)

Do idToObject() for a bunch of FullIDs.

Parameters:: ids - A Vector of FullIDs for objects of this class.
Returns:: A Vector of real (Java) objects, in one-to-one correspondence with their FullIDs in ids. NOTE: Should a FullID in ids not pick out a valid instance of this class, the corresponding element of the return vector is set to 'null'.