com.meyling.principia.logic.rule
Class LinkReference

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.rule.LinkReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

Argument

public class LinkReference

extends AbstractArgumentList

implements Argument

A reference label.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

Michael Meyling

Constructor Summary

LinkReference(Argument[] arguments)
Constructs a reference label.

Method Summary

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

LinkReference

public LinkReference(Argument[] arguments)
              throws ArgumentException

Constructs a reference label.

Parameters:

arguments - Text to be a label

Throws:

ArgumentException - if there is not exactly one argument or the first argument is not an instance of Text or it isn't build of lowercase letters, digits and periods like in "abc1.d2.efg".

Method Detail

getReference

public final String getReference()

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