org.rr0.im.integration
Interface CategoryDAO

All Known Implementing Classes:

CategoryDAOImpl, PredefinedCategoryDAO

public interface CategoryDAO

An access object for accessing classifications and categories.

Author:

Jérôme Beau

Version: 31 mai 2003 14:31:37

public Category findCategory(String id)

Find a given Classification's Category.

Parameters:

id The Category unique id ("CloseEncounter1", "CloseEncounter2", "ViolentWind", "HotTemperature", etc.)

Returns: The found Category.

public Classification findClassification(String id)

Find a given Classification function.

Parameters:

id The Classification system unique id ("ValleClassification", "MyCloudsClassfication", etc.)

Returns: The found Classification.

public boolean matches(Classifiable someClassifiable, String categoryFilter)

Check if some object matches a Category's categoryFilter

Parameters:

someClassifiable

categoryFilter

Returns: