org.semanticweb.elk.util.collections.entryset

Interface GenericStructuralObject<T extends GenericStructuralObject<T>>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the structural object

All Superinterfaces:

StructuralObject

public interface GenericStructuralObject<T extends GenericStructuralObject<T>>
extends StructuralObject

A generic version of StructuralObject that can be used to define different types of the structural objects. This allows a more specific conversion of structurally equal objects to the required types.

Author:

Yevgeny Kazakov

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	structuralEquals(Object other) Performs the structural equality comparison of this object with the given object.

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.elk.util.collections.entryset.StructuralObject

structuralHashCode

Method Detail

structuralEquals

T structuralEquals(Object other)

Description copied from interface: StructuralObject

Performs the structural equality comparison of this object with the given object. If the equality holds, then the input object must be also a StructuralObject, and it is returned in the output.

Specified by:

structuralEquals in interface StructuralObject

Parameters:

other - the object with which the comparison is performed

Returns:

the object if the structural equality test holds, or null if the structural equality test does not hold

See Also:

Object.equals(Object)