net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.symbol
Class Symbol

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.symbol.Symbol

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

EmptyList, Nonterminal, Terminal

public abstract class Symbol
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

This class represent a symbol

Version:

CVS $Id: Symbol.java,v 1.5 2003/12/09 19:55:53 benedikta Exp $

Author:

Stephan Michels

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Symbol(java.lang.String name)
Create a symbol.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Compares the symbol with another symbol.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of this symbol
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code value for the symbol.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the string representation of this symbol.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Symbol

public Symbol(java.lang.String name)

Create a symbol.

Parameters:

name - Name of symbol.

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of this symbol

Returns:

Name of this symbol.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the string representation of this symbol.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

String representation of this symbol.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the symbol.

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

Hash code value for the symbol.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Compares the symbol with another symbol.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

o - Another object

Returns:

True, if the symbols are equal.