Package org.anchoranalysis.image.bean.object

Class ObjectMatcher

Object

AnchorBean<ObjectMatcher>

InitializableBean<ObjectMatcher,ImageInitialization>

ImageBean<ObjectMatcher>

ObjectMatcher

Direct Known Subclasses:

Always, Bridge, Intersection

public abstract class ObjectMatcher
extends ImageBean<ObjectMatcher>

Matches an object with other objects.

Author:

Owen Feehan

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ObjectMatcher()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract List<MatchedObject>	findMatch(ObjectCollection sourceObjects)	Finds matches for objects.

Methods inherited from class org.anchoranalysis.bean.initializable.InitializableBean

getInitialization, getLogger, getPropertyInitializer, initialize, initializeRecursive, initRecursiveWithInitializer, isInitialized, onInitialization

Methods inherited from class org.anchoranalysis.bean.AnchorBean

checkMisconfigured, describeBean, describeChildren, duplicateBean, fields, findFieldsOfClass, getBeanName, getLocalPath, localise, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ObjectMatcher

public ObjectMatcher()

Method Details

findMatch

public abstract List<MatchedObject> findMatch(ObjectCollection sourceObjects)
                                       throws OperationFailedException

Finds matches for objects.

Parameters:

sourceObjects - a collection of objects, each of whom is considered a possible match.

Returns:

a list of each object from sourceObjects with corresponding matches (element order remains unchanged).

Throws:

OperationFailedException - if find process cannot successfully complete.