org.terrier.structures
Interface Pointer

All Known Subinterfaces:

BitIndexPointer

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicDocumentIndexEntry, BasicLexiconEntry, BasicTermStatsLexiconEntry, BlockFieldLexiconEntry, BlockLexiconEntry, DocumentIndexEntry, FieldDocumentIndexEntry, FieldLexiconEntry, LexiconEntry, SimpleBitIndexPointer, SimpleDocumentIndexEntry

public interface Pointer

A base interface for all pointers

Since:

3.0

Method Summary

int	getNumberOfEntries() Returns number of "things" that this pointer refers to
java.lang.String	pointerToString() Returns a textual representation of the pointer alone
void	setNumberOfEntries(int n) Set the number of "things that the pointer refers to
void	setPointer(Pointer p) Sets the pointer within this object to that represented by the specified pointer

Method Detail

getNumberOfEntries

int getNumberOfEntries()

Returns number of "things" that this pointer refers to

setNumberOfEntries

void setNumberOfEntries(int n)

Set the number of "things that the pointer refers to

pointerToString

java.lang.String pointerToString()

Returns a textual representation of the pointer alone

setPointer

void setPointer(Pointer p)

Sets the pointer within this object to that represented by the specified pointer

Parameters:

p - other pointer to update the pointer in this object