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

Class TrigramMatch

java.lang.Object

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

com.aquima.interactions.matching.impl.functions.trigram.TrigramMatch

All Implemented Interfaces:

IMatchFunction

public final class TrigramMatch
extends MatchFunction

Title: TrigramMatch.java

Description:

Copyright: Copyright (c) 2001

Company: Everest b.v.

Since:

6.2

Author:

O. de Groote, O. Kerpershoek

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TrigramMatch(String name, int matchType, boolean countMultiples)	Constructs a trigram match function with the required parameters.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IMatchValue	demandValueFor(IValue demandValue)	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 method should compare the demand value against the supply value and determine the match score.
IMatchValue	supplyValueFor(IValue supplyValue)	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

TrigramMatch

public TrigramMatch(String name,
 int matchType,
 boolean countMultiples)

Constructs a trigram match function with the required parameters.

Parameters:

name - The name of the match function.

matchType - The trigram match type as defined in the TrigramConsts class.

countMultiples - Boolean indicating if duplicate trigrams should be counted.

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 demandValue)

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

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

Parameters:

demandValue - The value object that should be converted.

Returns:

The demand value for the object value.

supplyValueFor

public IMatchValue supplyValueFor(IValue supplyValue)

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

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

Parameters:

supplyValue - The value object that should be converted.

Returns:

The supply value for the object value.

match

public int match(IMatchValue vraag,
 IMatchValue aanbod)

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

This method should compare the demand value against the supply value and determine the match score.

Parameters:

vraag - The value that is demanded.

aanbod - The value that is supplied.

Returns:

The match score for the supply and demand combination.