org.vizzini.ai.logic
Class ComplexSentenceNOT

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, IComplexSentence, ISentence

public class ComplexSentenceNOT
extends AbstractComplexSentence

Provides a complex sentence using the NOT connective. This is a degenerate case of a complex sentence as the left sentence is not used. Instances of this class are obtained from SentenceFactory.create().

Since:

v0.2

Version:

v0.2

Author:

Jeffrey M. Thompson

See Also:

SentenceFactory.create(org.vizzini.ai.logic.IArgument, java.lang.String, org.vizzini.ai.logic.IArgument)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.vizzini.util.AbstractBean

IGNORE_PROPERTIES

Constructor Summary

protected

ComplexSentenceNOT(ISentence right) Construct this object using the given parameter.

Method Summary

boolean	evaluate(Object contextItem) Return true if this expression, using the given object, evaluates to true.
ConnectiveType	getConnective() Return the connective.
protected boolean	isLeftRequired() Return true if the left sentence is required.

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

clone, getLeft, getRight, isChild, replaceChild, setLeft, setRight

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.ISentence

getDescription, setDescription

Constructor Detail

ComplexSentenceNOT

protected ComplexSentenceNOT(ISentence right)

Construct this object using the given parameter.

Parameters:

right -

Since:

v0.2

Method Detail

evaluate

public boolean evaluate(Object contextItem)
                 throws LogicException

Return true if this expression, using the given object, evaluates to true.

Parameters:

contextItem - Item in whose context to evaluate this sentence.

Throws:

LogicException

Since:

v0.2

getConnective

public ConnectiveType getConnective()

Description copied from interface: IComplexSentence

Return the connective.

Returns:

Return connectiveType.

Since:

v0.2

isLeftRequired

protected boolean isLeftRequired()

Return true if the left sentence is required.

Overrides:

isLeftRequired in class AbstractComplexSentence

Since:

v0.2