org.ow2.weblab.core.extended.util
Class SegmentUtil

java.lang.Object
  org.ow2.weblab.core.extended.util.SegmentUtil

public class SegmentUtil
extends java.lang.Object

A Util class for handling segments. It provide a method to test inclusion of Segments.

Author:

Cassidian WebLab Team

To do:

The comparison of SpatialSegment and SpatioTemporalSegment are not yet implemented.

Date:

2008-05-02

Method Summary

static boolean

isIncluded(Segment theSegment, Segment inThisSegment)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

isIncluded

public static boolean isIncluded(Segment theSegment,
                                 Segment inThisSegment)

Parameters:

theSegment - Segment to test "be included" by inThisSegment.

inThisSegment - Segment to test "includes" theSegment.

Returns:

false if one Segment is null, or if the Segments aren't of the same Segment type, or if according to their type theSegment isn't included in inThisSegment; true if they are included.

WARNING:

If one of the segments in parameter is from an unknown type (i.e. neither Linear, nor Spatial, nor Temporal, a RuntimeException may be thrown!!!, Today if segments are spatial, a runtime exception will be thrown.