ar.com.ktulu.dict
Class VirtualDatabase

java.lang.Object
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        +--ar.com.ktulu.dict.VirtualDatabase

public class VirtualDatabase

extends Database

Container for grouping several databases into a virtual one. The names * and ! are special cases, so you must not create an instance using any of those names.

Author:

Luis Parravicini

Constructor Summary

VirtualDatabase(java.lang.String name, java.util.Collection databases)

Method Summary

Matches	define(java.lang.String word) Used by the server to process a "DEFINE" command.
Definition	getWordDefinition(Key k) Returns the definition of the word stored in k.
int	keySize() Returns the number of headwords in the database.
Matches	match(java.lang.String word, Strategy strat) Used by the server to process a "MATCH" command.

Methods inherited from class ar.com.ktulu.dict.Database

getInfo, getName, getProperty, getProperty, getShortInfo, setInfo, setName, setShortInfo

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

VirtualDatabase

public VirtualDatabase(java.lang.String name,
                       java.util.Collection databases)

Method Detail

keySize

public int keySize()
            throws DatabaseException

Description copied from class: Database

Returns the number of headwords in the database.

Specified by:

keySize in class Database

DatabaseException

define

public Matches define(java.lang.String word)
               throws DatabaseException

Description copied from class: Database

Used by the server to process a "DEFINE" command.

Specified by:

define in class Database

DatabaseException

getWordDefinition

public Definition getWordDefinition(Key k)
                             throws DatabaseException

Description copied from class: Database

Returns the definition of the word stored in k.

Specified by:

getWordDefinition in class Database

DatabaseException

match

public Matches match(java.lang.String word,
                     Strategy strat)
              throws DatabaseException

Description copied from class: Database

Used by the server to process a "MATCH" command.

Specified by:

match in class Database

DatabaseException