uk.ac.ic.doc.automed.matching.relationships
Class Equivalence

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.ic.doc.automed.matching.relationships.SemanticRelationship
      uk.ac.ic.doc.automed.matching.relationships.Equivalence

public class Equivalence
extends SemanticRelationship

The Equivalence class represent the equivalence semantic relationship between SchemaElement objects.

Field Summary

static int	INDEX
static SemanticRelationship	INSTANCE The singleton instance of the Equivalence class
static java.lang.String	NAME The name of the Equivalence semantic relationship
static java.lang.String	REL_BETWEEN_ELEMENTS
private static int	strength

Constructor Summary

private

Equivalence()

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Compares this object against the specified object.
int	getIndex()
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the SemanticRelationship object
static SemanticRelationship	getRelationship() Returns an instance of the Equivalence class.
protected int	getStrength() Returns the strength of the SemanticRelationship object.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.ic.doc.automed.matching.relationships.SemanticRelationship

getSemanticRelationship, isStronger

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NAME

public static final java.lang.String NAME

The name of the Equivalence semantic relationship

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Constant Field Values

REL_BETWEEN_ELEMENTS

public static final java.lang.String REL_BETWEEN_ELEMENTS

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Constant Field Values

INDEX

public static final int INDEX

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Constant Field Values

INSTANCE

public static final SemanticRelationship INSTANCE

The singleton instance of the Equivalence class

strength

private static final int strength

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Equivalence

private Equivalence()

Method Detail

getRelationship

public static SemanticRelationship getRelationship()

Returns an instance of the Equivalence class.

Returns:

an instance of the Equivalence class.

getIndex

public int getIndex()

Specified by:

getIndex in class SemanticRelationship

getStrength

protected int getStrength()

Description copied from class: SemanticRelationship

Returns the strength of the SemanticRelationship object.

Specified by:

getStrength in class SemanticRelationship

Returns:

the strength of the SemanticRelationship object.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from class: SemanticRelationship

Returns the name of the SemanticRelationship object

Specified by:

getName in class SemanticRelationship

Returns:

the name of the SemanticRelationship object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Specified by:

toString in class SemanticRelationship

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Description copied from class: SemanticRelationship

Compares this object against the specified object.

Specified by:

equals in class SemanticRelationship

Returns:

true if the objects are the same, false otherwise.