org.springframework.classify

Class ClassifierSupport<C,T>

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.classify.ClassifierSupport<C,T>

Type Parameters:

C - the type of the thing to classify

T - the output of the classifier

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Classifier<C,T>

public class ClassifierSupport<C,T>
extends Object
implements Classifier<C,T>

Base class for Classifier implementations. Provides default behaviour and some convenience members, like constants.

Author:

Dave Syer

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClassifierSupport(T defaultValue)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	classify(C throwable) Always returns the default value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ClassifierSupport

public ClassifierSupport(T defaultValue)

Parameters:

defaultValue - the default value

Method Detail

classify

public T classify(C throwable)

Always returns the default value. This is the main extension point for subclasses, so it must be able to classify null.

Specified by:

classify in interface Classifier<C,T>

Parameters:

throwable - the input object. Can be null.

Returns:

an object. Can be null, but implementations should declare if this is the case.

See Also:

Classifier.classify(Object)