de.h2b.java.lib.util

Class AttributeChecker<A>

java.lang.Object

de.h2b.java.lib.util.AttributeChecker<A>

Type Parameters:

A - the type of the attributes

public class AttributeChecker<A>
extends Object

A class that checks a set of attributes against a set of required and another set of optional attributes.

Author:

h2b

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AttributeChecker(Set<A> specimen, Set<A> required, Set<A> optional) Constructs a new attribute checker.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Set<A>	getMissing() Gets missing.
Set<A>	getRedundant() Gets redundant.
boolean	isConsistent() Returns if the specimen has neither missing nor redundant attributes.
boolean	isContaminated() Returns if the specimen has attributes that are neither required nor optional.
boolean	isDisturbed() Returns if the specimen lacks of a required attribute.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AttributeChecker

public AttributeChecker(Set<A> specimen,
                        Set<A> required,
                        Set<A> optional)

Constructs a new attribute checker. For all arguments, null values are allowed and are equivalent to empty sets.

Parameters:

specimen - set of attributes under test

required - set of required attributes

optional - set of optional attributes

Method Detail

isConsistent

public boolean isConsistent()

Returns if the specimen has neither missing nor redundant attributes.

Returns:

isDisturbed

public boolean isDisturbed()

Returns if the specimen lacks of a required attribute.

Returns:

isContaminated

public boolean isContaminated()

Returns if the specimen has attributes that are neither required nor optional.

Returns:

getMissing

public Set<A> getMissing()

Gets missing.

Returns:

the set of non-present required attributes

getRedundant

public Set<A> getRedundant()

Gets redundant.

Returns:

the set of neither required nor optional attributes