Package net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.basic.index

Class TNCIndex

java.lang.Object

net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.basic.index.TNCIndex

All Implemented Interfaces:

IndexIF

public class TNCIndex
extends Object
implements IndexIF

INTERNAL: Index providing lookups from base name value + scope to the topic that has such base name characteristics. (TNC = Topic Naming Constraint).

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected NameIndexIF	nameix

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TNCIndex(NameIndexIF nameix)
TNCIndex(TopicMapIF topicmap)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Collection<TopicIF>	getTopics(String basename_string, Collection<TopicIF> scope)	INTERNAL: Returns the topics that have a basename with the given string value in the given scope.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

nameix

protected NameIndexIF nameix

Constructor Details

TNCIndex

public TNCIndex(NameIndexIF nameix)

TNCIndex

public TNCIndex(TopicMapIF topicmap)

Method Details

getTopics

public Collection<TopicIF> getTopics(String basename_string,
 Collection<TopicIF> scope)

INTERNAL: Returns the topics that have a basename with the given string value in the given scope.

This method is used to look up topics in the socalled topic name space. Note that whether a single topic is returned depends on whether the topic map have been completely processed or not.