viper.descriptors.attributes
Interface Composable

All Known Implementing Classes:

viper.descriptors.attributes.Attribute_polygon.AbstractPolygonValue, FrameSpan

public interface Composable

Author:

davidm

Field Summary

static int	ORDERED Indicates that the composition is order dependent, such as string concatenation.
static int	UNORDERED Indicates that the composition is order independent, such as region unions or bags of words.

Method Summary

Composable	compose(Composable partner) Generate the composition of this object with its partner.
int	getCompositionType() Get the type of composition to try.

Field Detail

ORDERED

public static final int ORDERED

Indicates that the composition is order dependent, such as string concatenation.

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Constant Field Values

UNORDERED

public static final int UNORDERED

Indicates that the composition is order independent, such as region unions or bags of words.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

compose

public Composable compose(Composable partner)
                   throws UncomposableException

Generate the composition of this object with its partner. If ordered, this is the object on the "left," whatever that means.

Parameters:

partner -

Returns:

new Composable object from the this and the passed partner

Throws:

UncomposableException

java.lang.ClassCastException

getCompositionType

public int getCompositionType()

Get the type of composition to try.

Returns:

ORDERED or UNORDERED