Package org.kie.internal.utils
Interface VariableIndexer<V>
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- Type Parameters:
V
- type of the object that will represent indexed variable
- All Known Subinterfaces:
ProcessVariableIndexer
,TaskVariableIndexer
public interface VariableIndexer<V>
Variable indexer that allows to transform variable instance into other representation (usually string) to be able to use it for queries.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description boolean
accept(Object variable)
Tests if given variable shall be indexed by this indexer NOTE: only one indexer can be used for given variableList<V>
index(String name, Object variable)
Performs index/transform operation of the variable.
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Method Detail
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accept
boolean accept(Object variable)
Tests if given variable shall be indexed by this indexer NOTE: only one indexer can be used for given variable- Parameters:
variable
- variable to be indexed- Returns:
- true if variable should be indexed with this indexer
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index
List<V> index(String name, Object variable)
Performs index/transform operation of the variable. Result of this operation can be either single value or list of values to support complex type separation. For example when variable is of type Person that has name, address phone indexer could build three entries out of it to represent individual fields: person = person.name address = person.address.street phone = person.phone that will allow more advanced queries to be used to find relevant entries.- Parameters:
name
- name of the variablevariable
- actual variable value- Returns:
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