Package net.ontopia.topicmaps.utils

Class TopicNameGrabber

java.lang.Object

net.ontopia.topicmaps.utils.TopicNameGrabber

All Implemented Interfaces:

Function<TopicIF,TopicNameIF>

public class TopicNameGrabber
extends Object
implements Function<TopicIF,TopicNameIF>

INTERNAL: Grabber that grabs the most appropriate basename from a topic.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected Comparator<TopicNameIF>	comparator	PROTECTED: The comparator used to sort the base names.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TopicNameGrabber(Collection<TopicIF> scope)	INTERNAL: Creates a grabber; uses a BaseComparator with the given scope.
TopicNameGrabber(Comparator<TopicNameIF> comparator)	INTERNAL: Creates a grabber which uses the given comparator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
TopicNameIF	apply(TopicIF topic)	INTERNAL: Grabs the most appropriate base name for the given topic, using the comparator established at creation to compare available base names.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Function

andThen, compose

Field Details

comparator

protected Comparator<TopicNameIF> comparator

PROTECTED: The comparator used to sort the base names.

Constructor Details

TopicNameGrabber

public TopicNameGrabber(Collection<TopicIF> scope)

INTERNAL: Creates a grabber; uses a BaseComparator with the given scope.

Parameters:

scope - A scope; a collection of TopicIF objects.

TopicNameGrabber

public TopicNameGrabber(Comparator<TopicNameIF> comparator)

INTERNAL: Creates a grabber which uses the given comparator.

Parameters:

comparator - The given comparator

Method Details

apply

public TopicNameIF apply(TopicIF topic)

INTERNAL: Grabs the most appropriate base name for the given topic, using the comparator established at creation to compare available base names.

Specified by:

apply in interface Function<TopicIF,TopicNameIF>

Parameters:

topic - A topic; formally an Object, but must implement TopicIF.