biz.hammurapi.rules
Class KnowledgeMaximizingSet

java.lang.Object
  biz.hammurapi.rules.KnowledgeMaximizingSet

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Iterable, java.util.Collection, java.util.Set

public class KnowledgeMaximizingSet
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Set

This class "maximizes knowledge", which means when more specific (superceding) conclusions are added to the set less specific are removed. Conclusions less specific than present in the set are not added at all.

Author:

Pavel Vlasov

Constructor Summary

KnowledgeMaximizingSet()
Constructs new KnowledgeMaximizingSet with java.util.HashSet as master.

KnowledgeMaximizingSet(java.util.Collection master)

Method Summary

boolean	add(java.lang.Object arg) Adds object if collection doesn't contain equal or superceding object.
boolean	addAll(java.util.Collection arg)
void	clear()
boolean	contains(java.lang.Object arg0)
boolean	containsAll(java.util.Collection arg0)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object arg0)
int	hashCode()
boolean	isEmpty()
java.util.Iterator	iterator()
boolean	remove(java.lang.Object arg0)
boolean	removeAll(java.util.Collection arg0)
boolean	retainAll(java.util.Collection arg0)
int	size()
java.lang.Object[]	toArray()
java.lang.Object[]	toArray(java.lang.Object[] arg0)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

KnowledgeMaximizingSet

public KnowledgeMaximizingSet(java.util.Collection master)

Parameters:

master - Master collection

KnowledgeMaximizingSet

public KnowledgeMaximizingSet()

Constructs new KnowledgeMaximizingSet with java.util.HashSet as master.

Method Detail

add

public boolean add(java.lang.Object arg)

Adds object if collection doesn't contain equal or superceding object.

Specified by:

add in interface java.util.Collection

Specified by:

add in interface java.util.Set

addAll

public boolean addAll(java.util.Collection arg)

Specified by:

addAll in interface java.util.Collection

Specified by:

addAll in interface java.util.Set

clear

public void clear()

Specified by:

clear in interface java.util.Collection

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clear in interface java.util.Set

contains

public boolean contains(java.lang.Object arg0)

Specified by:

contains in interface java.util.Collection

Specified by:

contains in interface java.util.Set

containsAll

public boolean containsAll(java.util.Collection arg0)

Specified by:

containsAll in interface java.util.Collection

Specified by:

containsAll in interface java.util.Set

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object arg0)

Specified by:

equals in interface java.util.Collection

Specified by:

equals in interface java.util.Set

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Specified by:

hashCode in interface java.util.Collection

Specified by:

hashCode in interface java.util.Set

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Specified by:

isEmpty in interface java.util.Collection

Specified by:

isEmpty in interface java.util.Set

iterator

public java.util.Iterator iterator()

Specified by:

iterator in interface java.lang.Iterable

Specified by:

iterator in interface java.util.Collection

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iterator in interface java.util.Set

remove

public boolean remove(java.lang.Object arg0)

Specified by:

remove in interface java.util.Collection

Specified by:

remove in interface java.util.Set

removeAll

public boolean removeAll(java.util.Collection arg0)

Specified by:

removeAll in interface java.util.Collection

Specified by:

removeAll in interface java.util.Set

retainAll

public boolean retainAll(java.util.Collection arg0)

Specified by:

retainAll in interface java.util.Collection

Specified by:

retainAll in interface java.util.Set

size

public int size()

Specified by:

size in interface java.util.Collection

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size in interface java.util.Set

toArray

public java.lang.Object[] toArray()

Specified by:

toArray in interface java.util.Collection

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toArray in interface java.util.Set

toArray

public java.lang.Object[] toArray(java.lang.Object[] arg0)

Specified by:

toArray in interface java.util.Collection

Specified by:

toArray in interface java.util.Set