org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.bundle.util
Interface StringIndex

All Known Implementing Classes:

DbNameIndex, HashMapIndex, NamespaceIndex, NGKDbNameIndex, PostgreSQLNameIndex

public interface StringIndex

The StringIndex defines a very simple interface that mapps strings to an integer and vice versa. the mapping must be unique and stable across repository restarts.

Field Summary

static String

CVS_ID the cvs/svn id

Method Summary

String	indexToString(int idx) Returns the string for a given index.
int	stringToIndex(String string) Returns the index for a given string.

Field Detail

CVS_ID

static final String CVS_ID

the cvs/svn id

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

stringToIndex

int stringToIndex(String string)

Returns the index for a given string. if the string does not exist in the underlying index map a new index needs to be created.

Parameters:

string - the string to return the index for

Returns:

the index of that string.

indexToString

String indexToString(int idx)

Returns the string for a given index. if the index does not exist in the underlying index map, null is returned.

Parameters:

idx - the index tp returns the string for.

Returns:

the string or null