org.knowceans.map
Interface IPatternMap<K,V>

All Known Implementing Classes:

HashMultiMap, InvertibleHashMultiMap, PatternTreeMultiMap

public interface IPatternMap<K,V>

Implemented by classes that allow to search for patterns in their keys.

Author:

heinrich

Method Summary

java.util.Hashtable<K,V>	getPattern(java.lang.String pattern) return a Hashtable of the entries that matche the pattern
java.util.Hashtable<K,V>	getWildcard(java.lang.String wildcard) return a Hashtable of the entries that match the wildcard (*)

Method Detail

getPattern

java.util.Hashtable<K,V> getPattern(java.lang.String pattern)

return a Hashtable of the entries that matche the pattern

Parameters:

pattern -

Returns:

getWildcard

java.util.Hashtable<K,V> getWildcard(java.lang.String wildcard)

return a Hashtable of the entries that match the wildcard (*)

Parameters:

pattern -

Returns: