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com.meyling.principia.logic.paragraph
Class Abbreviation

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--com.meyling.principia.argument.AbstractArgument
        |
        +--com.meyling.principia.argument.AbstractArgumentList
              |
              +--com.meyling.principia.logic.paragraph.Abbreviation

All Implemented Interfaces:: Argument, ParagraphCheck

public class Abbreviation
extends AbstractArgumentList
implements Argument, ParagraphCheck

Abbreviation. For example OR (@0 @1) := NOT(AND(@0 @1)). The left side must have only one operator and the right side couldn't have other pattern variables than the left side.

Version:: $Revision 0.00.50$
Author:: Michael Meyling

Field Summary

private Formula left
          "left" side of abbreviation

private Formula right
          "left" side of abbreviation

Fields inherited from class com.meyling.principia.argument.AbstractArgumentList

arguments

Constructor Summary

Abbreviation(Argument[] arguments)
          Constructs a definition..

Method Summary

void check(Module module, String label)
          Adds abbreviation to module.

Argument create(Argument[] arguments)
          Create a new Argument with given arguments.

String toString()
          Get the argument in String form.

Methods inherited from class com.meyling.principia.argument.AbstractArgumentList

copy, getArgument, getArgumentSize

Methods inherited from class com.meyling.principia.argument.AbstractArgument

containsPatternVariables, equals, getHighestNumber, getPatternVariables, getReplacementParents, getSearchParents, hashCode, matches, matches, replace, replace, replace, replaceMatches

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface com.meyling.principia.argument.Argument

containsPatternVariables, copy, equals, getArgument, getArgumentSize, getPatternVariables, getReplacementParents, getSearchParents, hashCode, matches, matches, replace, replace, replace, replaceMatches

Field Detail

left

private final Formula left

"left" side of abbreviation

right

private final Formula right

"left" side of abbreviation

Constructor Detail

Abbreviation

public Abbreviation(Argument[] arguments)
             throws ArgumentException

Constructs a definition..

Parameters:: arguments - contains left and right side of definition
Throws:: ArgumentException - if there are not exactly two arguments that are instances of Formula or if the first argument does not have only pattern variables as arguments or if the second argument has other pattern variables than the first one

Method Detail

check

public final void check(Module module,
                        String label)

Adds abbreviation to module.

Specified by:: check in interface ParagraphCheck

Parameters:: module - module; label - label of paragraph

create

public final Argument create(Argument[] arguments)
                      throws ArgumentException

Description copied from interface: Argument

Create a new Argument with given arguments.

Specified by:: create in interface Argument
Overrides:: create in class AbstractArgumentList

Following copied from interface: com.meyling.principia.argument.Argument

Parameters:: arguments - with these arguments the operator should be created
Returns:: new constructed Argument
Throws:: ArgumentException - if creation failed

toString

public final String toString()