gov.usda.gdpc
Interface DBElementGroup

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Collection, Group, java.util.List

All Known Subinterfaces:

EnvironmentExperimentGroup, GenotypeExperimentGroup, GenotypeGroup, LocalityGroup, LocusGroup, PhenotypeGroup, PhenotypeOntologyGroup, TaxonGroup

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDBElementGroup, AbstractEnvironmentExperimentGroup, AbstractGenotypeExperimentGroup, AbstractGenotypeGroup, AbstractLocalityGroup, AbstractLocusGroup, AbstractPhenotypeGroup, AbstractPhenotypeOntologyGroup, AbstractTaxonGroup

public interface DBElementGroup

extends Group

List of database elements.

Author:

terryc

Method Summary

java.util.List	getDBElements(java.lang.String dataSource) Returns the list of elements contained in this group which originated from the given data source.
DistinctPropertyValues	getDistinctProperties(Property[] properties) Returns list(s) of distinct property values for the given properties.
java.lang.String	getType() Get type of this group.
void	index() Indexes this group based on the unique key (getKey()).

Methods inherited from interface java.util.List

add, add, addAll, addAll, clear, contains, containsAll, equals, get, hashCode, indexOf, isEmpty, iterator, lastIndexOf, listIterator, listIterator, remove, remove, removeAll, retainAll, set, size, subList, toArray, toArray

Method Detail

getDBElements

public java.util.List getDBElements(java.lang.String dataSource)

Returns the list of elements contained in this group which originated from the given data source.

Parameters:

dataSource - data source

Returns:

list of elements

getDistinctProperties

public DistinctPropertyValues getDistinctProperties(Property[] properties)

Returns list(s) of distinct property values for the given properties. The list(s) are values retrieved from this database connection. If null returned, this connection does not support the properties or the values could not be retrieved.

Parameters:

properties - list of properties

Returns:

list(s) of distinct property values

index

public void index()

Indexes this group based on the unique key (getKey()). The performance of the getTaxon method improves after executing this method. Additional memory used.

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

Get type of this group.

Returns:

type