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Data Filtering with Java Interfaces

This document discusses Java interfaces and how they can be used to filter data. It defines a Filter interface with a satisfies method and a MinMagFilter class that implements the Filter interface. The filter method takes an ArrayList of data and Filter as parameters and returns a filtered ArrayList by checking each element against the Filter's satisfies method. This allows different Filter implementations to be used to filter data in a standardized way.

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Data Filtering with Java Interfaces

This document discusses Java interfaces and how they can be used to filter data. It defines a Filter interface with a satisfies method and a MinMagFilter class that implements the Filter interface. The filter method takes an ArrayList of data and Filter as parameters and returns a filtered ArrayList by checking each element against the Filter's satisfies method. This allows different Filter implementations to be used to filter data in a standardized way.

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Filtering Data

Summary
Interface Summary
public interface Filter {

public boolean satisfies(QuakeEntry qe);

• Defining Interfaces :
• Specify methods classes must have
Interface Summary
public class MinMagFilter implements Filter {
private double magMin;
public MinMagFilter(double min) {
magMin = min;
}
public boolean satisfies(QuakeEntry qe) {
return [Link]() >= magMin;
}
}
• Implementing Interfaces:
• Write class with “implements InterfaceName”
• Define all required methods
Interface Summary
public ArrayList<QuakeEntry>
filter(ArrayList<QuakeEntry> quakeData,
Filter f) {
ArrayList<QuakeEntry> answer
= new ArrayList<QuakeEntry>();
for(QuakeEntry qe : quakeData) {
if ([Link](qe)) {
[Link](qe);
}
}
return answer;
}
• Using Interface Types:
• Can use interface name as type
• Can call methods in the interface
Interface Summary

Filter f = new MinMagFilter(4.0);


ArrayList<QuakeEntry> largeQuakes
= filter(list, f);

• Type compatibility: use class as interface


• Will still use methods in class: dynamic dispatch

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