SMNESTGraphItem (ProCAKE Framework 3.0.1-SNAPSHOT API)

All Superinterfaces:

SimilarityMeasure

All Known Implementing Classes:

SMNESTGraphItemImpl
```
public interface SMNESTGraphItem
extends SimilarityMeasure
```
Similarity measure to compare two NESTGraphItemObjects. These objects are compared based on their semantic descriptors. It is configurable by a parameter, whether both elements must be of the same data class to be compared or not.

Author:

Fabian Althoff

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static boolean`	`DEFAULT_REQUIRE_EQUAL_DATA_CLASS`	The default value for require equal data class is true.
`static String`	`NAME`	Name of similarity measure is "NESTGraphItem".

Fields inherited from interface de.uni_trier.wi2.procake.similarity.SimilarityMeasure
COMPONENT, COMPONENT_KEY, LOG_ORDER_NAME_NOT_FOUND

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`getRequireEqualDataClass()`	Getter method to check whether an equal data class is required.
`void`	`setRequireEqualDataClass(boolean requireEqualDataClass)`	Setter method to control whether an equal data class is required.

Methods inherited from interface de.uni_trier.wi2.procake.similarity.SimilarityMeasure
compute, getDataClass, getName, getSystemName, isForceOverride, isReusable, setForceOverride

- Field Detail
  - NAME
```
static final String NAME
```
    Name of similarity measure is "NESTGraphItem".
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_REQUIRE_EQUAL_DATA_CLASS
```
static final boolean DEFAULT_REQUIRE_EQUAL_DATA_CLASS
```
    The default value for require equal data class is true.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - setRequireEqualDataClass
```
void setRequireEqualDataClass(boolean requireEqualDataClass)
```
    Setter method to control whether an equal data class is required.
    
    Parameters:
    
    requireEqualDataClass - Boolean parameter whether an equal data class is required.
  - getRequireEqualDataClass
```
boolean getRequireEqualDataClass()
```
    Getter method to check whether an equal data class is required.
    
    Returns:
    
    Boolean parameter whether an equal data class is required.