Package org.tweetyproject.arg.dung.equivalence

Interface Equivalence<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The Type of object for which the equivalence is defined

All Known Implementing Classes:

IdentityEquivalence, SerialisationEquivalence, StandardEquivalence, StrongEquivalence

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 Equivalence

obj2 - an object of type Equivalence

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 Equivalence

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