edu.northwestern.at.utils
Class ScoredString

java.lang.Object
  edu.northwestern.at.utils.ScoredString

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

Direct Known Subclasses:

StyledScoredString

public class ScoredString
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable

Associates a string with a score.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected double	score The string score.
protected java.lang.String	string The string.

Constructor Summary

ScoredString()
Create scored string.

ScoredString(java.lang.String string, double score)
Create scored string.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(java.lang.Object other) Compare this scored string with another.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other) Check if another object is equal to this one.
double	getScore() Get score.
java.lang.String	getString() Get string.
void	putString(java.lang.String string) Set string.
void	setScore(double score) Set score.
java.lang.String	toString() Generate displayable string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

string

protected java.lang.String string

The string.

score

protected double score

The string score.

Constructor Detail

ScoredString

public ScoredString()

Create scored string.

ScoredString

public ScoredString(java.lang.String string,
                    double score)

Create scored string.

Parameters:

string - String.

score - Score.

Method Detail

getString

public java.lang.String getString()

Get string.

Returns:

The string.

putString

public void putString(java.lang.String string)

Set string.

Parameters:

string - The string.

getScore

public double getScore()

Get score.

Returns:

The score.

setScore

public void setScore(double score)

Set score.

Parameters:

score - The score.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Generate displayable string.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

String followed by score in parentheses.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

Check if another object is equal to this one.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

other - Other object to test for equality.

Returns:

true if other object is equal to this one.

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object other)

Compare this scored string with another.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

other - The other scored string

Returns:

< 0 if this scored string is less than the other, = 0 if the two scored strings are equal, > 0 if this scored string is greater than the other.