com.meyling.principia.logic.paragraph
Class RuleDeclaration

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.meyling.principia.argument.AbstractArgument
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        +--com.meyling.principia.argument.AbstractDynamicArgumentList
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              +--com.meyling.principia.logic.paragraph.RuleDeclaration

All Implemented Interfaces:

Argument, ParagraphCheck

public class RuleDeclaration

extends AbstractDynamicArgumentList

implements Argument, ParagraphCheck

Declares a logical rule.

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $

Author:

Michael Meyling

Constructor Summary

RuleDeclaration(Argument[] arguments)
Constructs a mathematical RuleDeclaration.

Method Summary

void	check(Module module, String label) Check if declaration is correct.
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.AbstractDynamicArgumentList

add, copy, getArgument, getArgumentSize, insert, remove, replace

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, 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

Constructor Detail

RuleDeclaration

public RuleDeclaration(Argument[] arguments)
                throws ArgumentException

Constructs a mathematical RuleDeclaration.

Parameters:

arguments - name of rule, its description and arguments

Throws:

ArgumentException - if there are not at leas two arguments or the first argument is not an instance of Text or the second argument is no instance of Text.

Method Detail

check

public final void check(Module module,
                        String label)
                 throws ArgumentException

Check if declaration is correct.

Specified by:

check in interface ParagraphCheck

Parameters:

module - module

label - label of paragraph

Throws:

ArgumentException - if proof is not correct

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 AbstractDynamicArgumentList

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 AbstractDynamicArgumentList

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

Returns:

readable formula