net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended
Class UniversalCharacter

java.lang.Object
  extended bynet.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Pattern
      extended bynet.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.UniversalCharacter
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

public class UniversalCharacter
extends Pattern

This class describes an universal character. This pattern matches against all characters.

Version:
CVS $Id: UniversalCharacter.java,v 1.5 2004/01/10 16:08:15 benedikta Exp $
Author:
Stephan Michels
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Pattern
index
 
Constructor Summary
UniversalCharacter()
          Create a pattern for an universal character.
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.Object clone()
          Create a clone this pattern.
 boolean contains(char c)
           
 boolean contains(char minimum, char maximum)
           
 char[] getLimits()
           
 java.lang.String getSymbol()
           
 java.lang.String toString()
          Return a string representation of this pattern
 void update()
           
 Violations validate()
          Validates this pattern.
 
Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Pattern
addAscendingSuccessor, addDescendingSuccessor, addFirstPattern, addLastPattern, addSuccessor, getAllPattern, getAncestors, getAscendingAncestors, getAscendingSuccessors, getDefinition, getDescendingAncestors, getDescendingSuccessors, getFirstPattern, getLastPattern, getLocation, getSuccessors, hasAncestor, hasAscendingAncestor, hasAscendingSuccessor, hasDescendingAncestor, hasDescendingSuccessor, hasSuccessor, isFirstPattern, isLastPattern, isNullable, setDefinition, setLocation, setNullable, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

UniversalCharacter

public UniversalCharacter()
Create a pattern for an universal character.

Method Detail

update

public void update()
Overrides:
update in class Pattern

getLimits

public char[] getLimits()
Specified by:
getLimits in class Pattern

contains

public boolean contains(char minimum,
                        char maximum)
Specified by:
contains in class Pattern

contains

public boolean contains(char c)
Specified by:
contains in class Pattern

getSymbol

public java.lang.String getSymbol()
Specified by:
getSymbol in class Pattern

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Return a string representation of this pattern

Returns:
String representation of the pattern.

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()
Create a clone this pattern.

Specified by:
clone in class Pattern
Returns:
Clone of this pattern.
Throws:
java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException - If an exception occurs during the cloning.

validate

public Violations validate()
Validates this pattern.

Specified by:
validate in class Pattern
Returns:
Return a list of violations, if this pattern isn't valid.


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