Package adams.data.container

Interface DataContainer<T extends DataPoint>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of data points this container deals with

All Superinterfaces:

CloneHandler, Collection<T>, Comparable, IDHandler, Iterable<T>, Mergeable<DataContainer>, MutableIDHandler, Serializable, UniqueIDHandler

All Known Subinterfaces:

DataContainerWithSpreadSheetSupport<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDataContainer, Instance, SequencePlotSequence, SpreadSheetRow, Timeseries, XYSequence

public interface DataContainer<T extends DataPoint>
extends Serializable, Comparable, CloneHandler, Collection<T>, Mergeable<DataContainer>, MutableIDHandler, UniqueIDHandler

Generic Interface for data containers.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	assign(DataContainer<T> other)	Obtains the stored variables from the other data point, but not the actual data points.
int	compareToData(Object o)	Compares this object with the specified object for order.
int	compareToHeader(Object o)	Compares this object with the specified object for order.
boolean	equalsData(Object obj)	Indicates whether some other container's header is "equal to" this ones.
boolean	equalsHeader(Object obj)	Indicates whether some other container's header is "equal to" this ones.
Object	getClone()	Returns a clone of itself.
DataPointComparator<T>	getComparator()	Returns the comparator in use.
DataContainer	getHeader()	Returns an empty container with the same payload data as this one.
DataPointComparator<T>	newComparator()	Returns a new instance of the default comparator.
T	newPoint()	Returns a new instance of a DataContainer point.
List<T>	toList()	Returns a vector with the points.
List<T>	toList(DataPointComparator<T> comparator)	Returns a list with the points.
TreeSet<T>	toTreeSet()	Returns a treeset with the points.
TreeSet<T>	toTreeSet(DataPointComparator<T> comparator)	Returns a treeset with the points, sorted according to the given comparator.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Collection

add, addAll, clear, contains, containsAll, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, iterator, parallelStream, remove, removeAll, removeIf, retainAll, size, spliterator, stream, toArray, toArray, toArray

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface adams.data.id.IDHandler

getID

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

forEach

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.Mergeable

mergeWith

Methods inherited from interface adams.data.id.MutableIDHandler

setID

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.UniqueIDHandler

getUniqueID

Method Detail

newComparator

DataPointComparator<T> newComparator()

Returns a new instance of the default comparator.

Returns:

the comparator instance

getComparator

DataPointComparator<T> getComparator()

Returns the comparator in use.

Returns:

the comparator in use

newPoint

T newPoint()

Returns a new instance of a DataContainer point.

Returns:

the new DataContainer point

getClone

Object getClone()

Returns a clone of itself.

Specified by:

getClone in interface CloneHandler<T extends DataPoint>

Returns:

the clone

getHeader

DataContainer getHeader()

Returns an empty container with the same payload data as this one.

Returns:

a clone of the payload

assign

void assign(DataContainer<T> other)

Obtains the stored variables from the other data point, but not the actual data points.

Parameters:

other - the data point to get the values from

compareToHeader

int compareToHeader(Object o)

Compares this object with the specified object for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

Parameters:

o - the object to be compared.

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the specified object's type prevents it from being compared to this object.

equalsHeader

boolean equalsHeader(Object obj)

Indicates whether some other container's header is "equal to" this ones.

Parameters:

obj - the reference object with which to compare.

Returns:

true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

compareToData

int compareToData(Object o)

Compares this object with the specified object for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

Parameters:

o - the object to be compared.

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the specified object's type prevents it from being compared to this object.

equalsData

boolean equalsData(Object obj)

Indicates whether some other container's header is "equal to" this ones.

Parameters:

obj - the reference object with which to compare.

Returns:

true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

toList

List<T> toList()

Returns a vector with the points.

Returns:

a vector with all the points

toList

List<T> toList(DataPointComparator<T> comparator)

Returns a list with the points.

Parameters:

comparator - the comparator to use

Returns:

a list with all the points

toTreeSet

TreeSet<T> toTreeSet()

Returns a treeset with the points.

Returns:

a treeset with all the points

toTreeSet

TreeSet<T> toTreeSet(DataPointComparator<T> comparator)

Returns a treeset with the points, sorted according to the given comparator.

Parameters:

comparator - the comparator to use

Returns:

a treeset with all the points