net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended
Class Definition

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Pattern
      net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.PatternList
          net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Definition

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class Definition
extends PatternList

This class presents a definition of a grammar

Version:

CVS $Id: Definition.java,v 1.2 2003/12/14 09:44:21 benedikta Exp $

Author:

Stephan Michels

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Pattern

index

Constructor Summary

Definition()
Create an empty definition.

Definition(java.lang.String symbol)
Create a definition.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() Create a clone this pattern.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Compares the definition with another definition.
java.lang.String	getLocation() Returns the location from the input source.
java.lang.String	getSymbol() Return the symbol from this definition
void	setLocation(java.lang.String location) Set the location from the input source.
void	setSymbol(java.lang.String symbol) Set the symbol for this definition
java.lang.String	toString(PatternSet previous, PatternSet next) Return a string representation of the definition.
Violations	validate() Validates the definition.

Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.PatternList

addPattern, contains, contains, getAllPattern, getFirstSet, getLastSet, getLimits, getPattern, getPattern, getPatternAsArray, getPatternCount, isNullable, toString, update

Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Pattern

addAscendingSuccessor, addDescendingSuccessor, addSuccessor, getAncestors, getAscendingAncestors, getAscendingSuccessors, getDefinition, getDescendingAncestors, getDescendingSuccessors, getSuccessors, hasAncestor, hasAscendingAncestor, hasAscendingSuccessor, hasDescendingAncestor, hasDescendingSuccessor, hasSuccessor, setDefinition

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Definition

public Definition()

Create an empty definition.

Definition

public Definition(java.lang.String symbol)

Create a definition.

Parameters:

ntsymbol - The symbol of this definition.

Method Detail

setSymbol

public void setSymbol(java.lang.String symbol)

Set the symbol for this definition

Parameters:

ntsymbol - Non terminal symbol

getSymbol

public java.lang.String getSymbol()

Return the symbol from this definition

Overrides:

getSymbol in class PatternList

Returns:

Nonterminal symbol

setLocation

public void setLocation(java.lang.String location)

Set the location from the input source.

Overrides:

setLocation in class Pattern

Parameters:

location - Location in the input source.

getLocation

public java.lang.String getLocation()

Returns the location from the input source.

Overrides:

getLocation in class Pattern

Returns:

Location in the input source.

validate

public Violations validate()

Validates the definition.

Specified by:

validate in class Pattern

Returns:

Return a list of violations, if this object isn't valid.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Compares the definition with another definition.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

o - Other object.

Returns:

True, if the definition are equal.

toString

public java.lang.String toString(PatternSet previous,
                                 PatternSet next)

Return a string representation of the definition.

Overrides:

toString in class PatternList

Returns:

String representation of the definition.

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()
                       throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

Description copied from class: Pattern

Create a clone this pattern.

Specified by:

clone in class Pattern

Returns:

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException