org.mydm.search
Class AdvancedSearch

java.lang.Object
  org.mydm.search.AdvancedSearch

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable, Search

public class AdvancedSearch

extends java.lang.Object

implements Search, java.lang.Runnable

Advanced Search.

have a look of the documentation of SimpleSearch. Simple Search provides a simple search over the complete metadata. The results will be very broad. Advanced Searches the text on single elements. There are some limitations on the Advanced Search.

The search will done on the main MyDM collections which are under collection "md" (/db/md/)

Current limitations

• Case Sensitive
• only "OR" operation is supported among the individual elements.
• Cross collection search is also not possible (its possible in simple search )

Constructor Summary

AdvancedSearch(java.util.HashMap hm)
Constructor to Search all collections.

AdvancedSearch(java.lang.String[] colnames, java.util.HashMap hm)
Constructor to search within specified collections.

Method Summary

void	addListener(SearchResListener srl) Adds the Listener to the set of listeners
SearchResListener	performSearch() Performs the search and returns a reference to SearchResListener object.
void	performSearch(SearchResListener slistener) Performs the search in a new thread.
void	removeListener(SearchResListener srl) Removed the listener from the set of listeners.
void	run()
boolean	status() Gives the status of the search.
void	stop() Stops the Searching thread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AdvancedSearch

public AdvancedSearch(java.util.HashMap hm)

Constructor to Search all collections. HashMap = metadata element => search string

Parameters:

hm - HasmMap of mdelements to search string

AdvancedSearch

public AdvancedSearch(java.lang.String[] colnames,
                      java.util.HashMap hm)

Constructor to search within specified collections. HashMap = metadata element => search string

Parameters:

colnames - array of collection names

hm - HashMap of mdelements to searchstring.

Method Detail

performSearch

public void performSearch(SearchResListener slistener)
                   throws MyDMException

Description copied from interface: Search

Performs the search in a new thread. Search Results are notified to the listener object passed.

Specified by:

performSearch in interface Search

Parameters:

slistener - SearchResListener

Throws:

MyDMException

performSearch

public SearchResListener performSearch()
                                throws MyDMException

Description copied from interface: Search

Performs the search and returns a reference to SearchResListener object.

Specified by:

performSearch in interface Search

Returns:

searchreslistener object

Throws:

MyDMException

status

public boolean status()

Description copied from interface: Search

Gives the status of the search. returns true if the search thread is still running. returns falase if the search thread is not running.

Specified by:

status in interface Search

Returns:

true or false.

stop

public void stop()

Description copied from interface: Search

Stops the Searching thread.

Specified by:

stop in interface Search

addListener

public void addListener(SearchResListener srl)

Description copied from interface: Search

Adds the Listener to the set of listeners

Specified by:

addListener in interface Search

Parameters:

srl - SearchResListener

removeListener

public void removeListener(SearchResListener srl)

Description copied from interface: Search

Removed the listener from the set of listeners.

Specified by:

removeListener in interface Search

Parameters:

srl -

run

public void run()

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable