// Copyright 2012 Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. package de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.usageprofiles; import java.io.Serializable; /** *
* The symbol strategy is used in a trie for comparing symbols and for storing symbols in maps. * The symbol strategy can be changed to improve the performance of the trie depending on the type * of symbols. *
* * @author Patrick Harms * * @param* Returns a comparator for symbols that can be used to compare two symbols *
* * @return a comparator for symbols * * @see SymbolComparator */ public SymbolComparator* returns a new empty map for storing symbols and associated values. The symbols are the * keys of the map. *
* * @return as described * * @see SymbolMap */ public* returns a copy of the provided map for storing symbols and associated values. *
* * @return as described * * @see SymbolMap */ public