gov.nih.nlm.mms
Interface CuiList

All Superinterfaces:

LocalNullValueSupport

All Known Implementing Classes:

CuiSuiAuiList

public interface CuiList
extends LocalNullValueSupport

This class is used during the first phase of MetamorphoSys subsetting, in which a list of cuis to be kept is built up. The class is designed to minimize the memory impact of keeping track of the cuis.

Author:

Deborah Shapiro, Brian Carlsen

Method Summary

void	addCui(String cui) Enables a filter to specify a Cui should be added to the cui list.
boolean	addedByUserOnly(String cui) Indicates that cui was added by the user and not just left through filtering process.
boolean	inList(String cui) Returns true if any part of the Concept being kept.
boolean	inList(String cui, String sui, String aui) Returns true if the cui,sui,aui combination is being kept.
void	removeCui(String cui) Enables a filter to specify a Cui that should be removed from the cui list.

Methods inherited from interface gov.nih.nlm.util.LocalNullValueSupport

getNullValue, isEmptyValue, setNullValue

Method Detail

inList

boolean inList(String cui)

Returns true if any part of the Concept being kept.

Parameters:

cui - a String cui value

Returns:

true if any part of the Concept being kept

inList

boolean inList(String cui,
               String sui,
               String aui)

Returns true if the cui,sui,aui combination is being kept.

Parameters:

cui - a String cui value

sui - a String sui value

aui - a String aui value

Returns:

true if the cui,sui,aui combination is being kept

addCui

void addCui(String cui)

Enables a filter to specify a Cui should be added to the cui list.

Parameters:

cui - String

addedByUserOnly

boolean addedByUserOnly(String cui)

Indicates that cui was added by the user and not just left through filtering process.

Parameters:

cui - String

Returns:

boolean

removeCui

void removeCui(String cui)

Enables a filter to specify a Cui that should be removed from the cui list.

Parameters:

cui - String