net.ontopia.topicmaps.utils
Class SubjectIdentityDecider

java.lang.Object
  net.ontopia.topicmaps.utils.SubjectIdentityDecider

All Implemented Interfaces:

DeciderIF

public class SubjectIdentityDecider
extends Object
implements DeciderIF

INTERNAL: Decider that decides whether the object is an instance of a topic with the given subject identifier.

The decider returns true when the object has the given subject identifier, or it is an instance of a topic with the given subject identifier.

Field Summary

protected LocatorIF

subject_identifier PROTECTED: the given subject identifier.

Constructor Summary

SubjectIdentityDecider(LocatorIF subject_identifier)
INTERNAL: Creates a decider which uses the given subject identifier.

Method Summary

boolean

ok(Object object) INTERNAL: Decides whether an object (directly or indirectly) has a given subject identifier.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

subject_identifier

protected LocatorIF subject_identifier

PROTECTED: the given subject identifier.

Constructor Detail

SubjectIdentityDecider

public SubjectIdentityDecider(LocatorIF subject_identifier)

INTERNAL: Creates a decider which uses the given subject identifier.

Parameters:

subject_identifier - locatorIF which is the given subject identifier

Method Detail

ok

public boolean ok(Object object)

INTERNAL: Decides whether an object (directly or indirectly) has a given subject identifier.

Specified by:

ok in interface DeciderIF

Parameters:

object - an object which must be a TypedIF or TopicIF

Returns:

boolean; true iff the given object has the given subject identifier (directly or indirectly)