org.osid.search

Interface QueryTerm

All Known Subinterfaces:

BooleanTerm, BytesTerm, CardinalRangeTerm, CardinalTerm, CoordinateRangeTerm, CoordinateTerm, CostTerm, CurrencyRangeTerm, CurrencyTerm, DateTimeRangeTerm, DateTimeResolutionTerm, DateTimeTerm, DecimalRangeTerm, DecimalTerm, DistanceRangeTerm, DistanceTerm, DurationRangeTerm, DurationTerm, HeadingRangeTerm, HeadingTerm, IdSetTerm, IdTerm, IntegerRangeTerm, IntegerTerm, ObjectTerm, SpatialUnitTerm, SpeedRangeTerm, SpeedTerm, StringTerm, SyntaxTerm, TimeRangeTerm, TimeTerm, TypeTerm, VersionRangeTerm, VersionTerm

public interface QueryTerm

A term for a query.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isPositive() Tests if this is a positive or negative term.
boolean	isWildcard() Tests if this term is a wildcard.

Method Detail

isPositive

boolean isPositive()

Tests if this is a positive or negative term.

Returns:

true if a positive term, false for a negative term

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

isWildcard

boolean isWildcard()

Tests if this term is a wildcard. Positive wildcard terms match everything and negative wildcard terms match nothing.

Returns:

true if a wildcard term, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.