net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended
Class Element

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Pattern
      net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Element

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class Element
extends Pattern

This class represent a reference to an element.

Version:

CVS $Id: Element.java,v 1.5 2004/01/07 08:28:49 benedikta Exp $

Author:

Stephan Michels

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

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

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Constructor Summary

Element()

Element(java.lang.String symbol)
Create a element symbol.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() Create a clone this pattern.
boolean	contains(char c)
boolean	contains(char minimum, char maximum)
PatternSet	getFirstSet()
PatternSet	getLastSet()
char[]	getLimits()
java.lang.String	getLocation() Returns the location from the input source.
java.lang.String	getSymbol()
boolean	isNullable()
void	setLocation(java.lang.String location) Set the location from the input source.
void	setSymbol(java.lang.String symbol)
java.lang.String	toString()
Violations	validate() Validates this pattern.

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

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Element

public Element()

Element

public Element(java.lang.String symbol)

Create a element symbol.

Parameters:

name - Name of the symbol.

Method Detail

setSymbol

public void setSymbol(java.lang.String symbol)

getSymbol

public java.lang.String getSymbol()

Specified by:

getSymbol in class Pattern

isNullable

public boolean isNullable()

Specified by:

isNullable in class Pattern

getFirstSet

public PatternSet getFirstSet()

Specified by:

getFirstSet in class Pattern

getLastSet

public PatternSet getLastSet()

Specified by:

getLastSet in class Pattern

getLimits

public char[] getLimits()

Specified by:

getLimits in class Pattern

contains

public boolean contains(char minimum,
                        char maximum)

Specified by:

contains in class Pattern

contains

public boolean contains(char c)

Specified by:

contains in class Pattern

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.

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Create a clone this pattern.

Specified by:

clone in class Pattern

Returns:

Clone of this pattern.

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException - If an exception occurs during the cloning.

validate

public Violations validate()

Validates this pattern.

Specified by:

validate in class Pattern

Returns:

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

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object