it.unimi.di.mg4j.index.payload
Class AbstractPayload

java.lang.Object
  it.unimi.di.mg4j.index.payload.AbstractPayload

All Implemented Interfaces:

Payload, Serializable, Comparable<Payload>

Direct Known Subclasses:

DatePayload, IntegerPayload

public abstract class AbstractPayload
extends Object
implements Payload

An abstract payload.

The main responsibility of this class is that of implementing rangeFilter(Payload, Payload) using the Comparable methods.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

protected class

AbstractPayload.ComparatorPayloadPredicate

Constructor Summary

AbstractPayload()

Method Summary

AbstractPayload.ComparatorPayloadPredicate

rangeFilter(Payload left, Payload right) Returns a payload filter matching the interval defined by the given parameters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface it.unimi.di.mg4j.index.payload.Payload

compatibleWith, copy, get, read, set, write

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Constructor Detail

AbstractPayload

public AbstractPayload()

Method Detail

rangeFilter

public AbstractPayload.ComparatorPayloadPredicate rangeFilter(Payload left,
                                                              Payload right)

Description copied from interface: Payload

Returns a payload filter matching the interval defined by the given parameters.

Specified by:

rangeFilter in interface Payload

Parameters:

left - the left extreme of the interval (inclusive). It will be cached (but not copied) internally.

right - the right extreme of the interval (exclusive). It will be cached (but not copied) internally.

Returns:

a payload filter for the interval defined above.