Package com.aquima.interactions.matching.impl.functions.crosstable

Class CrossTableMatch

java.lang.Object

com.aquima.interactions.matching.impl.functions.MatchFunction

com.aquima.interactions.matching.impl.functions.crosstable.CrossTableMatch

All Implemented Interfaces:

IMatchFunction

public final class CrossTableMatch
extends MatchFunction

Implementation of the cross-table match function.

Since:

6.2

Author:

O. Kerpershoek, F. van der Meer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	CrossTableMatch(String name, CrossTableDefinition crosstable)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IMatchValue	demandValueFor(IValue obj)	This method is invoked to convert a value object to a matchable demand value.
DataType[]	getSupportedTypes()	This method returns an array of data types that are supported by this match function.
int	match(IMatchValue vraag, IMatchValue aanbod)	This match function uses a crosstable to lookup the distance between the requested value and the offered value.
IMatchValue	supplyValueFor(IValue obj)	This method is invoked to convert a value object to a matchable supply value.

Methods inherited from class com.aquima.interactions.matching.impl.functions.MatchFunction

getMatchType, getName, match, onLoadComplete, onStartup

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

CrossTableMatch

protected CrossTableMatch(String name,
 CrossTableDefinition crosstable)

Method Details

getSupportedTypes

public DataType[] getSupportedTypes()

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

This method returns an array of data types that are supported by this match function.

Returns:

an array of data types that are supported by this match function.

demandValueFor

public IMatchValue demandValueFor(IValue obj)

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

This method is invoked to convert a value object to a matchable demand value.

Parameters:

obj - The value object that should be converted.

Returns:

The demand value for the object value.

supplyValueFor

public IMatchValue supplyValueFor(IValue obj)

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

This method is invoked to convert a value object to a matchable supply value.

Parameters:

obj - The value object that should be converted.

Returns:

The supply value for the object value.

match

public int match(IMatchValue vraag,
 IMatchValue aanbod)

This match function uses a crosstable to lookup the distance between the requested value and the offered value. A distance of 100 means the values are identical, whereas a distance of 0 means that there is no relation.

Parameters:

vraag - DomainValue that is requested.

aanbod - DomainValue that is offered.

Returns:

Number between 0 and 100 (percentage).