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Interface SimilarObjectFinder

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicFinder, SpecificObjectFinder

public interface SimilarObjectFinder

This interface provides methods to customize the way similar objects are searched in both the persistent and temporary cloud.

Since:

MMBase-1.5

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Rob van Maris: Finalist IT Group

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<TmpObject>	findSimilarObject(Transaction transaction, TmpObject tmpObj) Searches for similar object.
void	init(HashMap<String,String> params) Initialize this instance (called once per transaction).

Method Detail

init

void init(HashMap<String,String> params)
   throws TransactionHandlerException

Initialize this instance (called once per transaction).

Parameters:

params - The initialization parameters, provided as name/value pairs (both String).

Throws:

TransactionHandlerException - if a failure occurred.

findSimilarObject

List<TmpObject> findSimilarObject(Transaction transaction,
                                  TmpObject tmpObj)
                           throws TransactionHandlerException

Searches for similar object. Objects found in the persistent cloud will be accessed in the transaction.

Parameters:

transaction - The transaction where the tmpObj belongs to.

tmpObj - The object to search for.

Returns:

List of the similar objects found.

Throws:

TransactionHandlerException - If a failure occurred.