Interface Equivalence<T>

Type Parameters:
T - The Type of object for which the equivalence is defined
All Known Implementing Classes:
IdentityEquivalence, NormalExpansionEquivalence, SerialisationEquivalence, StandardEquivalence, StrongEquivalence, StrongExpansionEquivalence
public interface Equivalence<T>
This interface defines methods for equivalence notions.
Author:
Julian Sander

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getName()
    Return the name of this equivalence notion
    boolean
    isEquivalent(Collection<T> objects)
    Checks whether the specified collection of objects are pairwise equivalent
    boolean
    isEquivalent(T obj1, T obj2)
    Checks whether the specified objects are equivalent

  • Method Details

    • isEquivalent

      boolean isEquivalent(T obj1, T obj2)
      Checks whether the specified objects are equivalent
      Parameters:
      obj1 - an object of type T
      obj2 - an object of type T
      Returns:
      true, iff both object are equivalent wrt. this equivalence notion

    • isEquivalent

      boolean isEquivalent(Collection<T> objects)
      Checks whether the specified collection of objects are pairwise equivalent
      Parameters:
      objects - A collection of objects of type T
      Returns:
      true, iff all objects are equivalent wrt. this equivalence notion

    • getName

      String getName()
      Return the name of this equivalence notion
      Returns:
      name of this equivalence notion