Package com.graphaware.common.description

Interface PartiallyComparable<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type that this can be compared to.

All Known Subinterfaces:

DetachedPropertiesDescription, DetachedRelationshipDescription, Predicate, PropertiesDescription, RelationshipDescription

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseDetachedPropertiesDescription, BasePropertiesDescription, BaseRelationshipDescription, DetachedRelationshipDescriptionImpl, LazyPropertiesDescription, LazyRelationshipDescription, LiteralPropertiesDescription, WildcardPropertiesDescription

public interface PartiallyComparable<T>

Interface for types that can compare themselves to other types using a general to specific ordering.

Since general-to-specific ordering is a partial (as opposed to total) ordering, note that isMoreGeneralThan(T) and isMoreSpecificThan(T) can both return false for the same objects. Likewise, if the objects are of equal generality, both methods can return true.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isMoreGeneralThan(T other)	Is this instance more general than (or at least as general as) the given instance?
boolean	isMoreSpecificThan(T other)	Is this instance more specific than (or at least as specific as) the given instance?

Method Detail

isMoreGeneralThan

boolean isMoreGeneralThan(T other)

Is this instance more general than (or at least as general as) the given instance?

Parameters:

other - to compare.

Returns:

true iff this instance is more general than or as general as the provided instance.

isMoreSpecificThan

boolean isMoreSpecificThan(T other)

Is this instance more specific than (or at least as specific as) the given instance?

Parameters:

other - to compare.

Returns:

true iff this instance is more specific than or as specific as the provided instance.