net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils

Class AbstractIndex

java.lang.Object

net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.AbstractIndex

All Implemented Interfaces:

IndexIF

Direct Known Subclasses:

BasicIndex, RDBMSIndex, RDBMSSearcher

public abstract class AbstractIndex
extends Object
implements IndexIF

INTERNAL: An abstract index class.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractIndex()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract IndexIF	getIndex() INTERNAL: Method used by IndexManagerIF to manage index creation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractIndex

public AbstractIndex()

Method Detail

getIndex

public abstract IndexIF getIndex()

INTERNAL: Method used by IndexManagerIF to manage index creation. The idea behind this method is for the index itself to decide whether to create a new instance every time or the same one.

Returns:

Index instance.