org.vizzini.ai.logic
Interface ISentence

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IAtomicSentence, IBinaryAtomicSentence, IComplexSentence

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAtomicSentence, AbstractBinaryAtomicSentence, AbstractComplexSentence, AbstractSentence, AtomicSentenceEQ, AtomicSentenceGT, AtomicSentenceLT, ComplexSentenceAND, ComplexSentenceIFF, ComplexSentenceIMPLIES, ComplexSentenceNOT, ComplexSentenceOR

public interface ISentence
extends Cloneable

Defines methods required by sentences in the logic system.

Since:

v0.2

Version:

v0.2

Author:

Jeffrey M. Thompson

Method Summary

Object	clone() Return a clone of this instance.
boolean	evaluate(Object contextItem) Return the evaluation of this sentence in the context of the given item.
String	getDescription()
void	setDescription(String description)

Method Detail

clone

Object clone()

Return a clone of this instance.

Since:

v0.2

evaluate

boolean evaluate(Object contextItem)
                 throws LogicException

Return the evaluation of this sentence in the context of the given item.

Parameters:

contextItem - Item in whose context to evaluate this sentence.

Throws:

LogicException

Since:

v0.2

getDescription

String getDescription()

Returns:

Return description.

Since:

v0.2

setDescription

void setDescription(String description)

Parameters:

description - The description to set.

Since:

v0.2