java.lang.Object
- org.aksw.limes.core.measures.measure.MeasureFactory

```
public class MeasureFactory
extends Object
```
Implements the measure factory class. For each measure name, the factory returns an object of the corresponding measure.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Axel-C. Ngonga Ngomo (ngonga@informatik.uni-leipzig.de), Kleanthi Georgala (georgala@informatik.uni-leipzig.de), Mohamed Sherif (sherif@informatik.uni-leipzig.de)

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`CAVERPHONE1`
`static String`	`CAVERPHONE2`
`static String`	`COSINE`
`static String`	`DAITCHMOKOTOFF`
`static String`	`DOUBLEMETA`
`static String`	`EUCLIDEAN`
`static String`	`EXACTMATCH`
`static String`	`GEO_AVG`
`static String`	`GEO_CENTROID_INDEXED_HAUSDORFF`
`static String`	`GEO_FAIR_SURJECTION`
`static String`	`GEO_FAST_HAUSDORFF`
`static String`	`GEO_FRECHET`
`static String`	`GEO_GREAT_ELLIPTIC`
`static String`	`GEO_HAUSDORFF`
`static String`	`GEO_INDEXED_HAUSDORFF`
`static String`	`GEO_LINK`
`static String`	`GEO_MAX`
`static String`	`GEO_MEAN`
`static String`	`GEO_MIN`
`static String`	`GEO_NAIVE_HAUSDORFF`
`static String`	`GEO_ORTHODROMIC`
`static String`	`GEO_SCAN_INDEXED_HAUSDORFF`
`static String`	`GEO_SUM_OF_MIN`
`static String`	`GEO_SURJECTION`
`static String`	`GEO_SYMMETRIC_HAUSDORFF`
`static String`	`JACCARD`
`static String`	`JARO`
`static String`	`JAROWINKLER`
`static String`	`KOELN`
`static String`	`LCH`
`static String`	`LESS_THAN`
`static String`	`LEVENSHTEIN`
`static String`	`LI`
`static String`	`MANHATTAN`
`static String`	`MATCHRATING`
`static String`	`META`
`static String`	`MONGEELKAN`
`static String`	`NYSIIS`
`static String`	`OVERLAP`
`static String`	`QGRAMS`
`static String`	`RATCLIFF`
`static String`	`REFINEDSOUNDEX`
`static String`	`SET_JACCARD`
`static String`	`SHORTEST_PATH`
`static String`	`SOUNDEX`
`static String`	`TMP_AFTER`
`static String`	`TMP_BEFORE`
`static String`	`TMP_CONCURRENT`
`static String`	`TMP_DURING`
`static String`	`TMP_DURING_REVERSE`
`static String`	`TMP_EQUALS`
`static String`	`TMP_FINISHES`
`static String`	`TMP_IS_FINISHED_BY`
`static String`	`TMP_IS_MET_BY`
`static String`	`TMP_IS_OVERLAPPED_BY`
`static String`	`TMP_IS_STARTED_BY`
`static String`	`TMP_MEETS`
`static String`	`TMP_OVERLAPS`
`static String`	`TMP_PREDECESSOR`
`static String`	`TMP_STARTS`
`static String`	`TMP_SUCCESSOR`
`static String`	`TOP_CONTAINS`
`static String`	`TOP_COVERED_BY`
`static String`	`TOP_COVERS`
`static String`	`TOP_CROSSES`
`static String`	`TOP_DISJOINT`
`static String`	`TOP_EQUALS`
`static String`	`TOP_INTERSECTS`
`static String`	`TOP_OVERLAPS`
`static String`	`TOP_TOUCHES`
`static String`	`TOP_WITHIN`
`static String`	`TRIGRAM`
`static String`	`WUPALMER`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MeasureFactory()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static AIndex`	`createIndexer()`
`static AMeasure`	`createMeasure(MeasureType type)`	Factory function for retrieving the desired measure instance.
`static MeasureType`	`getMeasureType(String expression)`	Factory function for retrieving a measure name from the set of allowed types.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - COSINE
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public static final String COSINE
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    Constant Field Values
  - EXACTMATCH
```
public static final String EXACTMATCH
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - JACCARD
```
public static final String JACCARD
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - JARO
```
public static final String JARO
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - JAROWINKLER
```
public static final String JAROWINKLER
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - LEVENSHTEIN
```
public static final String LEVENSHTEIN
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - MONGEELKAN
```
public static final String MONGEELKAN
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - OVERLAP
```
public static final String OVERLAP
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - QGRAMS
```
public static final String QGRAMS
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - LESS_THAN
```
public static final String LESS_THAN
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - RATCLIFF
```
public static final String RATCLIFF
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - SOUNDEX
```
public static final String SOUNDEX
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - DOUBLEMETA
```
public static final String DOUBLEMETA
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - KOELN
```
public static final String KOELN
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - TRIGRAM
```
public static final String TRIGRAM
```
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  - META
```
public static final String META
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NYSIIS
```
public static final String NYSIIS
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - CAVERPHONE1
```
public static final String CAVERPHONE1
```
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  - CAVERPHONE2
```
public static final String CAVERPHONE2
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - REFINEDSOUNDEX
```
public static final String REFINEDSOUNDEX
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - MATCHRATING
```
public static final String MATCHRATING
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - DAITCHMOKOTOFF
```
public static final String DAITCHMOKOTOFF
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - EUCLIDEAN
```
public static final String EUCLIDEAN
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - MANHATTAN
```
public static final String MANHATTAN
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_ORTHODROMIC
```
public static final String GEO_ORTHODROMIC
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_GREAT_ELLIPTIC
```
public static final String GEO_GREAT_ELLIPTIC
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_CENTROID_INDEXED_HAUSDORFF
```
public static final String GEO_CENTROID_INDEXED_HAUSDORFF
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_FAST_HAUSDORFF
```
public static final String GEO_FAST_HAUSDORFF
```
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  - GEO_HAUSDORFF
```
public static final String GEO_HAUSDORFF
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_INDEXED_HAUSDORFF
```
public static final String GEO_INDEXED_HAUSDORFF
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_NAIVE_HAUSDORFF
```
public static final String GEO_NAIVE_HAUSDORFF
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_SCAN_INDEXED_HAUSDORFF
```
public static final String GEO_SCAN_INDEXED_HAUSDORFF
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_SYMMETRIC_HAUSDORFF
```
public static final String GEO_SYMMETRIC_HAUSDORFF
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_MAX
```
public static final String GEO_MAX
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_MEAN
```
public static final String GEO_MEAN
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_MIN
```
public static final String GEO_MIN
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_AVG
```
public static final String GEO_AVG
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_FRECHET
```
public static final String GEO_FRECHET
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_LINK
```
public static final String GEO_LINK
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_SUM_OF_MIN
```
public static final String GEO_SUM_OF_MIN
```
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  - GEO_SURJECTION
```
public static final String GEO_SURJECTION
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_FAIR_SURJECTION
```
public static final String GEO_FAIR_SURJECTION
```
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  - TMP_CONCURRENT
```
public static final String TMP_CONCURRENT
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  - TMP_PREDECESSOR
```
public static final String TMP_PREDECESSOR
```
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  - TMP_SUCCESSOR
```
public static final String TMP_SUCCESSOR
```
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  - TMP_AFTER
```
public static final String TMP_AFTER
```
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  - TMP_BEFORE
```
public static final String TMP_BEFORE
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  - TMP_DURING
```
public static final String TMP_DURING
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - TMP_DURING_REVERSE
```
public static final String TMP_DURING_REVERSE
```
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  - TMP_EQUALS
```
public static final String TMP_EQUALS
```
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  - TMP_FINISHES
```
public static final String TMP_FINISHES
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - TMP_IS_FINISHED_BY
```
public static final String TMP_IS_FINISHED_BY
```
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  - TMP_IS_MET_BY
```
public static final String TMP_IS_MET_BY
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - TMP_IS_OVERLAPPED_BY
```
public static final String TMP_IS_OVERLAPPED_BY
```
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  - TMP_IS_STARTED_BY
```
public static final String TMP_IS_STARTED_BY
```
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  - TMP_MEETS
```
public static final String TMP_MEETS
```
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  - TMP_OVERLAPS
```
public static final String TMP_OVERLAPS
```
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  - TMP_STARTS
```
public static final String TMP_STARTS
```
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  - TOP_CONTAINS
```
public static final String TOP_CONTAINS
```
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  - TOP_COVERED_BY
```
public static final String TOP_COVERED_BY
```
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  - TOP_COVERS
```
public static final String TOP_COVERS
```
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  - TOP_CROSSES
```
public static final String TOP_CROSSES
```
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  - TOP_DISJOINT
```
public static final String TOP_DISJOINT
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  - TOP_EQUALS
```
public static final String TOP_EQUALS
```
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  - TOP_INTERSECTS
```
public static final String TOP_INTERSECTS
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  - TOP_OVERLAPS
```
public static final String TOP_OVERLAPS
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  - TOP_TOUCHES
```
public static final String TOP_TOUCHES
```
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  - TOP_WITHIN
```
public static final String TOP_WITHIN
```
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  - SET_JACCARD
```
public static final String SET_JACCARD
```
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  - SHORTEST_PATH
```
public static final String SHORTEST_PATH
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - LCH
```
public static final String LCH
```
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  - LI
```
public static final String LI
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - WUPALMER
```
public static final String WUPALMER
```
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    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - MeasureFactory
```
public MeasureFactory()
```
- Method Detail
  - getMeasureType
```
public static MeasureType getMeasureType(String expression)
```
    Factory function for retrieving a measure name from the set of allowed types.
    
    Parameters:
    
    expression - , The name/type of the measure.
    
    Returns:
    
    a specific measure type
  - createMeasure
```
public static AMeasure createMeasure(MeasureType type)
```
    Factory function for retrieving the desired measure instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - , Type of the measure
    
    Returns:
    
    a specific measure instance
  - createIndexer
```
public static AIndex createIndexer()
```

Class MeasureFactory

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

COSINE

EXACTMATCH

JACCARD

JARO

JAROWINKLER

LEVENSHTEIN

MONGEELKAN

OVERLAP

QGRAMS

LESS_THAN

RATCLIFF

SOUNDEX

DOUBLEMETA

KOELN

TRIGRAM

META

NYSIIS

CAVERPHONE1

CAVERPHONE2

REFINEDSOUNDEX

MATCHRATING

DAITCHMOKOTOFF

EUCLIDEAN

MANHATTAN

GEO_ORTHODROMIC

GEO_GREAT_ELLIPTIC

GEO_CENTROID_INDEXED_HAUSDORFF

GEO_FAST_HAUSDORFF

GEO_HAUSDORFF

GEO_INDEXED_HAUSDORFF

GEO_NAIVE_HAUSDORFF

GEO_SCAN_INDEXED_HAUSDORFF

GEO_SYMMETRIC_HAUSDORFF

GEO_MAX

GEO_MEAN

GEO_MIN

GEO_AVG

GEO_FRECHET

GEO_LINK

GEO_SUM_OF_MIN

GEO_SURJECTION

GEO_FAIR_SURJECTION

TMP_CONCURRENT

TMP_PREDECESSOR

TMP_SUCCESSOR

TMP_AFTER

TMP_BEFORE

TMP_DURING

TMP_DURING_REVERSE

TMP_EQUALS

TMP_FINISHES

TMP_IS_FINISHED_BY

TMP_IS_MET_BY

TMP_IS_OVERLAPPED_BY

TMP_IS_STARTED_BY

TMP_MEETS

TMP_OVERLAPS

TMP_STARTS

TOP_CONTAINS

TOP_COVERED_BY

TOP_COVERS

TOP_CROSSES

TOP_DISJOINT

TOP_EQUALS

TOP_INTERSECTS

TOP_OVERLAPS

TOP_TOUCHES

TOP_WITHIN

SET_JACCARD

SHORTEST_PATH

LCH

LI

WUPALMER

Constructor Detail