spanconfig.java

OLAP 的客户端代码

/*
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package com.tonbeller.jpivot.table.span;

/**
 * 
 * @author av
 */
public interface SpanConfig extends SpanDirections {

  /**
   * computes the preferred span direction of a span. On a column-axis, for example,
   * the Hierarchies may be horizontally spanned, while the Members are vertically.
   */
  int chooseSpanDirection(Span span);

  /**
   * determines whether or not two <code>Span</code>s are equal. Equal Spans may be
   * merged to a single span
   */
  boolean equals(Span span1, Span span2);

}