All Known Subinterfaces:

CellCanPrune

All Known Implementing Classes:

LegacyCell, NumberRangePrefixTree.NRCell, PackedQuadPrefixTree.PackedQuadCell, QuadPrefixTree.QuadCell
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public interface Cell
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Represents a grid cell. Cell instances are generally very transient and may be re-used internally. To get an instance, you could start with SpatialPrefixTree.getWorldCell(). And from there you could either traverse down the tree with getNextLevelCells(org.locationtech.spatial4j.shape.Shape), or you could read an indexed term via SpatialPrefixTree.readCell(org.apache.lucene.util.BytesRef,Cell). When a cell is read from a term, it is comprised of just the base bytes plus optionally a leaf flag.

WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareToNoLeaf(Cell fromCell)`	Equivalent to `this.getTokenBytesNoLeaf(null).compareTo(fromCell.getTokenBytesNoLeaf(null))`.
`int`	`getLevel()`	Level 0 is the world (and has no parent), from then on a higher level means a smaller cell than the level before it.
`CellIterator`	`getNextLevelCells(org.locationtech.spatial4j.shape.Shape shapeFilter)`	Gets the cells at the next grid cell level underneath this one, optionally filtered by `shapeFilter`.
`org.locationtech.spatial4j.shape.Shape`	`getShape()`	Gets the shape for this cell; typically a Rectangle.
`org.locationtech.spatial4j.shape.SpatialRelation`	`getShapeRel()`	Gets the relationship this cell has with the shape from which it was filtered from, assuming it came from a `CellIterator`.
`BytesRef`	`getTokenBytesNoLeaf(BytesRef result)`	Returns the bytes for this cell, without a leaf set.
`BytesRef`	`getTokenBytesWithLeaf(BytesRef result)`	Returns the bytes for this cell, with a leaf byte if this is a leaf cell.
`boolean`	`isLeaf()`	Some cells are flagged as leaves, which are indexed as such.
`boolean`	`isPrefixOf(Cell c)`	Returns if the target term is within/underneath this cell; not necessarily a direct descendant.
`void`	`setLeaf()`	Set this cell to be a leaf.
`void`	`setShapeRel(org.locationtech.spatial4j.shape.SpatialRelation rel)`	See `getShapeRel()`.

- Method Detail
  - getShapeRel
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org.locationtech.spatial4j.shape.SpatialRelation getShapeRel()
```
    Gets the relationship this cell has with the shape from which it was filtered from, assuming it came from a CellIterator. Arguably it belongs there but it's very convenient here.
  - setShapeRel
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void setShapeRel(org.locationtech.spatial4j.shape.SpatialRelation rel)
```
    See getShapeRel().
    
    NOTE: This API is for internal purposes only and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.
  - isLeaf
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boolean isLeaf()
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    Some cells are flagged as leaves, which are indexed as such. A leaf cell is either within some shape or it both intersects and the cell is at an accuracy threshold such that no smaller cells for the shape will be represented.
  - setLeaf
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void setLeaf()
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    Set this cell to be a leaf. Warning: never call on a cell initialized to reference the same bytes from termsEnum, which should be treated as immutable. Note: not supported at level 0.
    
    NOTE: This API is for internal purposes only and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.
  - getTokenBytesWithLeaf
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BytesRef getTokenBytesWithLeaf(BytesRef result)
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    Returns the bytes for this cell, with a leaf byte if this is a leaf cell. The result param is used to save object allocation, though its bytes aren't used.
    
    Parameters:
    
    result - where the result goes, or null to create new
  - getTokenBytesNoLeaf
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BytesRef getTokenBytesNoLeaf(BytesRef result)
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    Returns the bytes for this cell, without a leaf set. The bytes should sort before getTokenBytesWithLeaf(org.apache.lucene.util.BytesRef). The result param is used to save object allocation, though its bytes aren't used.
    
    Parameters:
    
    result - where the result goes, or null to create new
  - getLevel
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int getLevel()
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    Level 0 is the world (and has no parent), from then on a higher level means a smaller cell than the level before it.
  - getNextLevelCells
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CellIterator getNextLevelCells(org.locationtech.spatial4j.shape.Shape shapeFilter)
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    Gets the cells at the next grid cell level underneath this one, optionally filtered by shapeFilter. The returned cells should have getShapeRel() set to their relation with shapeFilter. In addition, for non-points isLeaf() must be true when that relation is WITHIN.
    IMPORTANT: Cells returned from this iterator can be shared, as well as the bytes.
    Precondition: Never called when getLevel() == maxLevel.
    
    Parameters:
    
    shapeFilter - an optional filter for the returned cells.
    
    Returns:
    
    A set of cells (no dups), sorted. Not Modifiable.
  - getShape
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org.locationtech.spatial4j.shape.Shape getShape()
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    Gets the shape for this cell; typically a Rectangle.
  - isPrefixOf
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boolean isPrefixOf(Cell c)
```
    Returns if the target term is within/underneath this cell; not necessarily a direct descendant.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - the term
  - compareToNoLeaf
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int compareToNoLeaf(Cell fromCell)
```
    Equivalent to this.getTokenBytesNoLeaf(null).compareTo(fromCell.getTokenBytesNoLeaf(null)).

Interface Cell

Method Summary

Method Detail

getShapeRel

setShapeRel

isLeaf

setLeaf

getTokenBytesWithLeaf

getTokenBytesNoLeaf

getLevel

getNextLevelCells

getShape

isPrefixOf

compareToNoLeaf