net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.pattern
Class CharacterClass

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.pattern.Pattern
      net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.pattern.CharacterClass

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class CharacterClass
extends Pattern

This class describes a pattern for a character class, which means the a character matches against a element of this class.

Version:

CVS $Id: CharacterClass.java,v 1.7 2003/12/10 16:34:38 benedikta Exp $

Author:

Stephan Michels

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

CharacterClass()
Creates a pattern for a character class.

Method Summary

void	addCharacterClassElement(CharacterClassElement element) Add a character class element
java.lang.Object	clone() Create a clone of this pattern.
CharacterClassElement	getCharacterClassElement(int index) Returns a character class element
int	getCharacterClassElementCount() Returns the count of character class elements
boolean	isExclusive() If this character class is exclusive
void	setExclusive(boolean exclusive) If the comparing character must match to the elements, or should not match to the elements.
java.lang.String	toString() Create a clone of this pattern.
Violations	validate() Validates this pattern.

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

getLocation, getMaxOccurs, getMinOccurs, setLocation, setMaxOccurs, setMinOccurs

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CharacterClass

public CharacterClass()

Creates a pattern for a character class.

Method Detail

addCharacterClassElement

public void addCharacterClassElement(CharacterClassElement element)

Add a character class element

Parameters:

element - Element, which should be added

getCharacterClassElement

public CharacterClassElement getCharacterClassElement(int index)

Returns a character class element

Parameters:

index - Index of the character class element

Returns:

Character class element

getCharacterClassElementCount

public int getCharacterClassElementCount()

Returns the count of character class elements

Returns:

Count of character class elements

setExclusive

public void setExclusive(boolean exclusive)

If the comparing character must match to the elements, or should not match to the elements.

Parameters:

exclusive - If the character class should be exclusive.

isExclusive

public boolean isExclusive()

If this character class is exclusive

Returns:

If the character class should be exclusive.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Create a clone of this pattern.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

Clone of this pattern.

Throws:

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

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Create a clone of 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.