com.meyling.principia.logic.basic
Class SubjectVariable
java.lang.Object
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+--com.meyling.principia.argument.AbstractArgument
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+--com.meyling.principia.argument.AbstractArgumentList
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+--com.meyling.principia.logic.basic.SubjectVariable
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Argument, SubjectVariableMarker
- public class SubjectVariable
- extends AbstractArgumentList
- implements SubjectVariableMarker
Subject variable, represents a subject of the universe of discourse.
- Version:
- $Revision: 1.4 $
- Author:
- Michael Meyling
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 interface com.meyling.principia.argument.Argument |
containsPatternVariables, copy, equals, getArgument, getArgumentSize, getPatternVariables, getReplacementParents, getSearchParents, hashCode, matches, matches, replace, replace, replace, replaceMatches |
SubjectVariable
public SubjectVariable(Argument[] arguments)
throws ArgumentException
- Constructs certain subject variable.
- Parameters:
arguments
- first argument is number of subject variable- Throws:
ArgumentException
- if there is not exactly one
argument that is an instance of CounterMarker
SubjectVariable
public SubjectVariable(int number)
throws ArgumentException
- Constructs certain subject variable.
- Parameters:
number
- number of subject variable- Throws:
ArgumentException
- if Counter couldn't be created
getNumber
public final int getNumber()
- Get the number of the subject variable.
- Specified by:
getNumber
in interface SubjectVariableMarker
- Returns:
- number of subject variable
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()
- Description copied from interface:
Argument
- Get the argument in
String
form.
- Specified by:
toString
in interface Argument
- Overrides:
toString
in class AbstractArgumentList
- Following copied from interface:
com.meyling.principia.argument.Argument
- Returns:
- readable formula