ubiware.util.saplbuilder
Class Variable

java.lang.Object
  ubiware.util.saplbuilder.Variable

All Implemented Interfaces:

Object, Predicate, Subject

public class Variable
extends java.lang.Object
implements Subject, Predicate, Object

Representation of a variable. A variable can be used as a Subject, Predicate and Object.

Since:

7 May 2011

Author:

Michael Cochez for Ubiware project

Constructor Summary

Variable(java.lang.String variableName)
Create a variable.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
void	generateSapl(java.lang.StringBuilder builder) Generate the s-apl representation for this subject.
int	hashCode()
java.lang.String	toString() Gives a String representation of this variable.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Variable

public Variable(java.lang.String variableName)

Create a variable. Only the name of the variable must be specified. Thus, do not include the '?' sign as first character. Variable must start with an ASCII letter or '_' and contain only ASCII letters, '_' and numbers

Parameters:

variableName -

Method Detail

generateSapl

public void generateSapl(java.lang.StringBuilder builder)

Description copied from interface: Subject

Generate the s-apl representation for this subject.

Specified by:

generateSapl in interface Object

Specified by:

generateSapl in interface Predicate

Specified by:

generateSapl in interface Subject

Parameters:

builder - The StringBuilder on which the representation must be appended.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Gives a String representation of this variable.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object