PostingList (predicate-search 7.244.2 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BoundsPostingList, IntervalPostingList, MultiIntervalPostingList, ZeroConstraintPostingList, ZstarCompressedPostingList
```
public interface PostingList
```
Interface for posting lists to be used by the algorithm implemented in PredicateSearch.

Author:

Magnar Nedland

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getDocId()`
`int[]`	`getDocIds()`
`int`	`getInterval()`
`long`	`getSubquery()`
`boolean`	`nextDocument(int docId)`	Moves the posting list past the supplied document id.
`boolean`	`nextInterval()`	Fetches the next interval for the current document.
`boolean`	`prepareIntervals()`	Prepare iterator for interval iteration.
`int`	`size()`

- Method Detail
  - nextDocument
```
boolean nextDocument(int docId)
```
    Moves the posting list past the supplied document id.
    
    Parameters:
    
    docId - Document id to move past.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if a new document was found
  - prepareIntervals
```
boolean prepareIntervals()
```
    Prepare iterator for interval iteration.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the iterator has any intervals.
  - nextInterval
```
boolean nextInterval()
```
    Fetches the next interval for the current document.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if there was a next interval
  - getDocId
```
int getDocId()
```
    Returns:
    
    The doc id for the current document
  - size
```
int size()
```
    Returns:
    
    The number of documents (actual count or estimate)
  - getInterval
```
int getInterval()
```
    Returns:
    
    The current interval for the current document
  - getSubquery
```
long getSubquery()
```
    Returns:
    
    the subquery bitmap for this posting list.
  - getDocIds
```
int[] getDocIds()
```
    Returns:
    
    The document ids