org.apache.commons.scaffold.lucene
Class SearchUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.scaffold.lucene.SearchUtils

public class SearchUtils

extends java.lang.Object

General purpose utility methods related to Hits

Version:

$Revision: 1.8 $ $Date: 2004/03/21 21:10:34 $

Constructor Summary

SearchUtils()

Method Summary

static java.util.Collection	getCollection(java.lang.Object target, org.apache.lucene.search.Hits hits) Return a ArrayList of hits by looping and calling populate.
static void	populate(java.lang.Object bean, org.apache.lucene.document.Document document) Populate the properties of the specified JavaBean from the specified Lucene document, based on matching each parameter name against the corresponding JavaBeans "property setter" methods in the bean's class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SearchUtils

public SearchUtils()

Method Detail

populate

public static void populate(java.lang.Object bean,
                            org.apache.lucene.document.Document document)
                     throws PopulateException

Populate the properties of the specified JavaBean from the specified Lucene document, based on matching each parameter name against the corresponding JavaBeans "property setter" methods in the bean's class. See BeanUtils.CopyProperites for more about automatic conversion between types.

Parameters:

bean - The JavaBean whose properties are to be set

document - The Lucene document whose parameters are to be used to populate bean properties

Throws:

PopulateException - if an exception is thrown while setting property values

getCollection

public static java.util.Collection getCollection(java.lang.Object target,
                                                 org.apache.lucene.search.Hits hits)
                                          throws PopulateException

Return a ArrayList of hits by looping and calling populate. No assumptions are made about fields in document. Each is processed with a separate call to populate. Whatever fields in each document that match the target bean will be transferred.

Parameters:

hits - The Hits whose documents are to be used to populate bean properties

target - An instance of the bean to populate

Throws:

PopulateException - if an exception is thrown while setting property values, populating the bean, or accessing the Hits