Match (container-search 7.507.96 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.yahoo.prelude.semantics.engine.Match

```
public class Match
extends Object
```
A match

Author:

bratseth

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Match(FlattenedItem item, String replaceValue)
Creates a match

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`
`TermItem`	`getItem()`
`CompositeItem`	`getParent()`	Returns the parent in which the item was matched, or null if the item was root.
`int`	`getPosition()`
`String`	`getReplaceValue()`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`Item`	`toItem(String label)`	Returns a new item representing this match

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Match
```
public Match(FlattenedItem item,
             String replaceValue)
```
    Creates a match
    
    Parameters:
    
    item - the match to add
    
    replaceValue - the string to replace this match by, usually the item.getIndexedString() which is what the replace value will be if it is passed as null here
- Method Detail
  - getPosition
```
public int getPosition()
```
  - getItem
```
public TermItem getItem()
```
  - getReplaceValue
```
public String getReplaceValue()
```
  - getParent
```
public CompositeItem getParent()
```
    Returns the parent in which the item was matched, or null if the item was root. Note that the item may subsequently have been removed, so it does not necessarily have this parent
  - toItem
```
public Item toItem(String label)
```
    Returns a new item representing this match
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object