org.jscience.util
Interface PatternExtractor<T>

public interface PatternExtractor<T>

PatternExtractor provides a way to group objects by a pattern defined by an implementation. Examples for such a pattern would be a hash code, the toString() method or more object specific things, like group Date objects by their month.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

extractPattern(T obj) DOCUMENT ME!

Method Detail

extractPattern

java.lang.Object extractPattern(T obj)

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Parameters:

obj - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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