/**
* Compares two RelTraitSet objects to see if they match for the purposes of firing a rule. A null
* RelTrait within a RelTraitSet indicates a wildcard: any RelTrait in the other RelTraitSet will
* match. If one RelTraitSet is smaller than the other, comparison stops when the last RelTrait
* from the smaller set has been examined and the remaining RelTraits in the larger set are
* assumed to match.
*
* @param that another RelTraitSet
* @return true if the RelTraitSets match, false otherwise
*/
public boolean matches(RelTraitSet that) {
final int n = Math.min(this.size(), that.size());
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
RelTrait thisTrait = this.traits[i];
RelTrait thatTrait = that.traits[i];
if ((thisTrait == null) || (thatTrait == null)) {
continue;
}
if (thisTrait != thatTrait) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
