org.jcon.data
Interface LookupIndex

All Known Subinterfaces:

MakeupIndex

All Known Implementing Classes:

FieldIndex, SinglePropertyIndex, ToStringIndex

public interface LookupIndex

A LookupIndex is a description of the way in which a certain type of data is stored and retrieved. It defines a key extraction method; this key is then used to evaluate equality of the data and for search functions.

Author:

Paul Reavis

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

keyOf(java.lang.Object victim) Returns a lookup key for the given object.

Method Detail

keyOf

java.lang.Object keyOf(java.lang.Object victim)

Returns a lookup key for the given object. This key can be stored and used to lookup the object at a later time.