org.vizzini.ai.logic
Class AbstractComplexSentence

java.lang.Object
  org.vizzini.util.AbstractBean
      org.vizzini.ai.logic.AbstractSentence
          org.vizzini.ai.logic.AbstractComplexSentence

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, IComplexSentence, ISentence

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComplexSentenceAND, ComplexSentenceIFF, ComplexSentenceIMPLIES, ComplexSentenceNOT, ComplexSentenceOR

public abstract class AbstractComplexSentence
extends AbstractSentence
implements IComplexSentence

Provides base functionality for complex sentences in the logic system. A complex sentence consists of a left argument, a connective, and a right argument. The sentence evaluates to true or false in the context of a given item.

Since:

v0.2

Version:

v0.2

Author:

Jeffrey M. Thompson

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.vizzini.util.AbstractBean

IGNORE_PROPERTIES

Constructor Summary

AbstractComplexSentence(ISentence left, ISentence right)
Construct this object using the given parameters.

Method Summary

Object	clone() Return a clone of this instance.
ISentence	getLeft() Return the left sentence.
ISentence	getRight() Return the right sentence.
boolean	isChild(ISentence child) Return true if the given sentence is a child of this.
protected boolean	isLeftRequired() Return true if the left sentence is required.
void	replaceChild(ISentence oldChild, ISentence newChild) Replace the given old child sentence with the given new child sentence if there is a match.
protected void	setLeft(ISentence left)
protected void	setRight(ISentence right)

Methods inherited from class org.vizzini.ai.logic.AbstractSentence

getDescription, setDescription

Methods inherited from class org.vizzini.util.AbstractBean

appendArray, appendCollection, appendList, appendMap, compareBooleans, compareObjects, equals, getIgnoreProperties, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.vizzini.ai.logic.IComplexSentence

getConnective

Methods inherited from interface org.vizzini.ai.logic.ISentence

evaluate, getDescription, setDescription

Constructor Detail

AbstractComplexSentence

public AbstractComplexSentence(ISentence left,
                               ISentence right)

Construct this object using the given parameters.

Parameters:

left -

right -

Since:

v0.2

Method Detail

clone

public Object clone()

Return a clone of this instance.

Specified by:

clone in interface ISentence

Overrides:

clone in class AbstractSentence

Since:

v0.2

getLeft

public ISentence getLeft()

Description copied from interface: IComplexSentence

Return the left sentence.

Specified by:

getLeft in interface IComplexSentence

Returns:

Return left.

Since:

v0.2

getRight

public ISentence getRight()

Description copied from interface: IComplexSentence

Return the right sentence.

Specified by:

getRight in interface IComplexSentence

Returns:

Return right.

Since:

v0.2

isChild

public boolean isChild(ISentence child)

Return true if the given sentence is a child of this.

Specified by:

isChild in interface IComplexSentence

Parameters:

child - Candidate child sentence. (required)

Since:

v0.2

replaceChild

public void replaceChild(ISentence oldChild,
                         ISentence newChild)

Replace the given old child sentence with the given new child sentence if there is a match.

Specified by:

replaceChild in interface IComplexSentence

Parameters:

oldChild - Old child sentence. (required)

newChild - New child sentence. (required)

Since:

v0.2

isLeftRequired

protected boolean isLeftRequired()

Return true if the left sentence is required.

Since:

v0.2

setLeft

protected void setLeft(ISentence left)

Parameters:

left - The left to set.

Since:

v0.2

setRight

protected void setRight(ISentence right)

Parameters:

right - The right to set. (required)

Since:

v0.2