InstancePredicate (ProCAKE Framework 4.0.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

InstanceEnumerationPredicate, InstanceIntervalPredicate, InstanceOntologyOrderPredicate, InstanceTaxonomyOrderPredicate, InstanceTotalOrderPredicate, InstanceValueOrderPredicate

All Known Implementing Classes:

InstanceEnumerationPredicateImpl, InstanceIntervalPredicateImpl, InstanceOntologyOrderPredicateImpl, InstancePredicateImpl, InstanceTaxonomyOrderPredicateImpl, InstanceTotalOrderPredicateImpl, InstanceValueOrderPredicateImpl
```
public interface InstancePredicate
```
The InstancePredicate can be used in AtomicClasses to refine the range of possible values.
The InstancePredicate is an abstract interface for that no implementation exists. Only the inherited interfaces can be instantiated:
- InstanceEnumerationPredicate can be instantiated by using AtomicClass.createNewInstanceEnumerationPredicate()
- InstanceIntervalPredicate can be instantiated by using AtomicClass.createNewInstanceIntervalPredicate()
Author:

Rainer Maximini

See Also:

InstanceEnumerationPredicate, InstanceIntervalPredicate, AtomicClass

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`AtomicClass`	`getAtomicClass()`	Each `InstancePredicate` is defined for an `AtomicClass`.
`boolean`	`holdsFor(Object value)`	Each `InstancePredicate` must implement this method to check if the given `value` is an element of the `InstancePredicate`.
`boolean`	`isEnumerationPredicate()`	isEnumerationPredicate.
`boolean`	`isIntervalPredicate()`	isIntervalPredicate.
`boolean`	`isTaxonomyOrderPredicate()`	isTaxonomyOrderPredicate.
`boolean`	`isTotalOrderPredicate()`	isTotalOrderPredicate.

- Method Detail
  - isEnumerationPredicate
```
boolean isEnumerationPredicate()
```
    isEnumerationPredicate.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the predicate is an InstanceEnumerationPredicate
  - isIntervalPredicate
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boolean isIntervalPredicate()
```
    isIntervalPredicate.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the predicate is an InstanceIntervalPredicate
  - isTaxonomyOrderPredicate
```
boolean isTaxonomyOrderPredicate()
```
    isTaxonomyOrderPredicate.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the order is a taxonomy
    
    See Also:
    
    InstanceTaxonomyOrderPredicate
  - isTotalOrderPredicate
```
boolean isTotalOrderPredicate()
```
    isTotalOrderPredicate.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the predicate is an InstanceTotalOrderPredicate
  - getAtomicClass
```
AtomicClass getAtomicClass()
```
    Each InstancePredicate is defined for an AtomicClass. This class can be received with this method.
    
    Returns:
    
    The AtomicClass on that the InstancePredicate is defined.
  - holdsFor
```
boolean holdsFor(Object value)
```
    Each InstancePredicate must implement this method to check if the given value is an element of the InstancePredicate.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The value to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the value is an element of the InstancePredicate