org.apache.uima.cas.admin
Interface LinearTypeOrderBuilder

public interface LinearTypeOrderBuilder

Defines a pre-order on types. This pre-order is later embedded in a total order an can be used in index comparators.

Method Summary

void	add(String[] types) Add pairs types[i] < types[i+1], for each i < (types.length-1), to the partial sort order.
LinearTypeOrder	getOrder() Return a total order of the type names added earlier that is consistent with the pre-order defined through calls to add().

Method Detail

add

void add(String[] types)
         throws CASException

Add pairs types[i] < types[i+1], for each i < (types.length-1), to the partial sort order. This method can be called as often as desired. It will throw an exception if the pairs could not be successfully added to the relation. A pair can not be added if the resulting relation is no longer a partial order. If you need to know exactly which pair fails, always call add() with a two-element array.

Parameters:

types -

Throws:

CASException - When adding pairs would make order inconsistent.

getOrder

LinearTypeOrder getOrder()
                         throws CASException

Return a total order of the type names added earlier that is consistent with the pre-order defined through calls to add().

Returns:

An array of Strings in ascending order.

Throws:

CASException