AbstractPayload (MG4J (big) 5.4.4)

java.lang.Object
- it.unimi.di.big.mg4j.index.payload.AbstractPayload

All Implemented Interfaces:

Payload, Serializable, Comparable<Payload>

Direct Known Subclasses:

DatePayload, IntegerPayload
```
public abstract class AbstractPayload
extends Object
implements Payload
```
An abstract payload.
The main responsibility of this class is that of implementing rangeFilter(Payload, Payload) using the Comparable methods.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

protected class AbstractPayload.ComparatorPayloadPredicate

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AbstractPayload()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`AbstractPayload.ComparatorPayloadPredicate`	`rangeFilter(Payload left, Payload right)`	Returns a payload filter matching the interval defined by the given parameters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo

Methods inherited from interface it.unimi.di.big.mg4j.index.payload.Payload
compatibleWith, copy, get, read, set, write

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractPayload
```
public AbstractPayload()
```
- Method Detail
  - rangeFilter
```
public AbstractPayload.ComparatorPayloadPredicate rangeFilter(Payload left,
                                                              Payload right)
```
    Description copied from interface: Payload
    
    Returns a payload filter matching the interval defined by the given parameters.
    
    Specified by:
    
    rangeFilter in interface Payload
    
    Parameters:
    
    left - the left extreme of the interval (inclusive). It will be cached (but not copied) internally.
    
    right - the right extreme of the interval (exclusive). It will be cached (but not copied) internally.
    
    Returns:
    
    a payload filter for the interval defined above.