org.egothor.store
Class ProximitiesFileOut

java.lang.Object
  org.egothor.store.ProximitiesFileOut

public class ProximitiesFileOut
extends java.lang.Object

The ProximitiesFileOut object defines a writer of proximities of terms.

Author:

Leo Galambos

Constructor Summary

ProximitiesFileOut(java.lang.String filename)
Constructor for the ProximitiesFileOut object.

Method Summary

void	close() Close the output stream and mark for garbage collection.
long	save(Proximities p) Write the given Proximities to this object's output stream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ProximitiesFileOut

public ProximitiesFileOut(java.lang.String filename)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Constructor for the ProximitiesFileOut object. A file will be created with the given name. If the file exists it is overwritten.

Parameters:

filename - the name of the file

Throws:

java.io.IOException

Method Detail

save

public long save(Proximities p)
          throws java.io.IOException

Write the given Proximities to this object's output stream. It returns a handle - an offset where the p Proximities starts.

Parameters:

p - the Proximities to write

Returns:

an offset where the written Proximities begin

Throws:

java.io.IOException

close

public void close()
           throws java.io.IOException

Close the output stream and mark for garbage collection.

Throws:

java.io.IOException