NoOutputs (Lucene 10.5.1 core API)
Description: declaration: package: org.apache.lucene.util.fst, class: NoOutputs

Package org.apache.lucene.util.fst

# Class NoOutputs

java.lang.Object
org.apache.lucene.util.fst.Outputs<Object>
org.apache.lucene.util.fst.NoOutputs

public final class NoOutputs extends Outputs<Object>
A null FST `Outputs` implementation; use this if you just want to build an FSA.

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

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Object`
  `add(Object prefix, Object output)`
  Eg add("foo", "bar") -> "foobar"
  `Object`
  `common(Object output1, Object output2)`
  Eg common("foobar", "food") -> "foo"
  `Object`
  `getNoOutput()`
  NOTE: this output is compared with == so you must ensure that all methods return the single object if it's really no output
  `static NoOutputs`
  `getSingleton()`
  `Object`
  `merge(Object first, Object second)`
  `String`
  `outputToString(Object output)`
  `long`
  `ramBytesUsed(Object output)`
  Return memory usage for the provided output.
  `Object`
  `read(DataInput in)`
  Decode an output value previously written with `Outputs.write(Object, DataOutput)`.
  `Object`
  `subtract(Object output, Object inc)`
  Eg subtract("foobar", "foo") -> "bar"
  `String`
  `toString()`
  `void`
  `write(Object prefix, DataOutput out)`
  Encode an output value into a `DataOutput`.

  ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.lucene.util.fst.Outputs

  `readFinalOutput, skipFinalOutput, skipOutput, writeFinalOutput`

  ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- ## Method Details

  - ### getSingleton

    public static NoOutputs getSingleton()

  - ### common

    public Object common(Object output1, Object output2)
    Description copied from class: `Outputs`
    Eg common("foobar", "food") -> "foo"
    Specified by:
      `common` in class `Outputs<Object>`

  - ### subtract

    public Object subtract(Object output, Object inc)
    Description copied from class: `Outputs`
    Eg subtract("foobar", "foo") -> "bar"
    Specified by:
      `subtract` in class `Outputs<Object>`

  - ### add

    public Object add(Object prefix, Object output)
    Description copied from class: `Outputs`
    Eg add("foo", "bar") -> "foobar"
    Specified by:
      `add` in class `Outputs<Object>`

  - ### merge

    public Object merge(Object first, Object second)
    Overrides:
      `merge` in class `Outputs<Object>`

  - ### write

    public void write(Object prefix, DataOutput out)
    Description copied from class: `Outputs`
    Encode an output value into a `DataOutput`.
    Specified by:
      `write` in class `Outputs<Object>`

  - ### read

    public Object read(DataInput in)
    Description copied from class: `Outputs`
    Decode an output value previously written with `Outputs.write(Object, DataOutput)`.
    Specified by:
      `read` in class `Outputs<Object>`

  - ### getNoOutput

    public Object getNoOutput()
    Description copied from class: `Outputs`
    NOTE: this output is compared with == so you must ensure that all methods return the single object if it's really no output
    Specified by:
      `getNoOutput` in class `Outputs<Object>`

  - ### outputToString

    public String outputToString(Object output)
    Specified by:
      `outputToString` in class `Outputs<Object>`

  - ### ramBytesUsed

    public long ramBytesUsed(Object output)
    Description copied from class: `Outputs`
    Return memory usage for the provided output.
    Specified by:
      `ramBytesUsed` in class `Outputs<Object>`
    See Also:
      - `Accountable`

  - ### toString

    public String toString()
    Overrides:
      `toString` in class `Object`