Interface OptimizableFilter

All Superinterfaces:
FeatureFilter, Serializable
All Known Implementing Classes:
FeatureFilter.AnnotationContains, FeatureFilter.ByAncestor, FeatureFilter.ByAnnotation, FeatureFilter.ByAnnotationType, FeatureFilter.ByChild, FeatureFilter.ByClass, FeatureFilter.ByComponentName, FeatureFilter.ByDescendant, FeatureFilter.ByFeature, FeatureFilter.ByPairwiseScore, FeatureFilter.ByParent, FeatureFilter.BySequenceName, FeatureFilter.BySource, FeatureFilter.ByType, FeatureFilter.ContainedByLocation, FeatureFilter.FrameFilter, FeatureFilter.HasAnnotation, FeatureFilter.OnlyChildren, FeatureFilter.OnlyDescendants, FeatureFilter.OverlapsLocation, FeatureFilter.ShadowContainedByLocation, FeatureFilter.ShadowOverlapsLocation, FeatureFilter.StrandFilter

public interface OptimizableFilter extends FeatureFilter
The interface for filters that can potentialy optimize themselves, and compare themselves with other filters.
Since:
1.2
Author:
Matthew Pocock
  • Method Details

    • isProperSubset

      Returns true if this filter is a proper subset of sup - that is, for every feature that matches this, it also matches sup. The empty filter is a proper subset of all filters. All filters are a proper subset of the all filter. All filters are proper subsets of themselves.
      Parameters:
      sup - the potential super set
      Returns:
      true if sup contains all features contained by this filter
    • isDisjoint

      boolean isDisjoint(FeatureFilter filt)
      Returns true if this filter is disjoint from filt - that is, there is no Feature that is accepted by both filters. The empty filter is disjoint from all other filters. The all filter is disjoint from none.