it.unimo.dbgroup.momis.tools
Class Distance

java.lang.Object
  it.unimo.dbgroup.momis.tools.Distance

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Distance

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

Generic class to handle the distance between two objects
Used to handle with generic weighted graphs and trees of Objects

• Used in the ARTEMIS affinity calcolus

Author:

Alberto Corni, Jul 2000

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

private double	_distance Distance between the two objects.
private java.lang.Object	_dst Destintion Object. Second object involved in the distance.
private java.lang.Object	_src Source Object. First object involved in the distance.

Constructor Summary

Distance(java.lang.Object src, java.lang.Object dst, double distance)
Reads a file and put it in a string.

Method Summary

double	getDistance() Returns the distance between the two objects
java.lang.Object	getDst() Returns the destination object
java.lang.Object	getElementOtherThan(java.lang.Object o) Returns the object in the distance that is not o.
java.lang.Object	getSrc() Returns the source object
java.lang.String	toString() String representation.
java.lang.String	toTreeString() Tree String representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

_src

private java.lang.Object _src

Source Object.
First object involved in the distance.

_dst

private java.lang.Object _dst

Destintion Object.
Second object involved in the distance.

_distance

private double _distance

Distance between the two objects.

Constructor Detail

Distance

public Distance(java.lang.Object src,
                java.lang.Object dst,
                double distance)

Reads a file and put it in a string.

Method Detail

getSrc

public java.lang.Object getSrc()

Returns the source object

getDst

public java.lang.Object getDst()

Returns the destination object

getElementOtherThan

public java.lang.Object getElementOtherThan(java.lang.Object o)

Returns the object in the distance that is not o.
This could be useful if you uses asymmetrical graph where you know one of the two elements and are looking for the other.

getDistance

public double getDistance()

Returns the distance between the two objects

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

String representation.

toTreeString

public java.lang.String toTreeString()

Tree String representation.