net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended
Class Choice

java.lang.Object
  extended by net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Pattern
      extended by net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.PatternList
          extended by net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Choice
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class Choice
extends PatternList

This class describes a alternation of pattern.

Version:
CVS $Id: Choice.java,v 1.6 2004/01/13 14:14:35 benedikta Exp $
Author:
Stephan Michels
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Pattern
index
 
Constructor Summary
Choice()
          Create a pattern for alternation of pattern.
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.Object clone()
          Create a clone of this pattern.
 java.lang.String toString()
           
 java.lang.String toString(PatternSet previous, PatternSet next)
           
 void update()
           
 Violations validate()
          Validates this pattern.
 
Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.PatternList
addPattern, contains, contains, getAllPattern, getLimits, getPattern, getPattern, getPatternAsArray, getPatternCount, getSymbol
 
Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Pattern
addAscendingSuccessor, addDescendingSuccessor, addFirstPattern, addLastPattern, addSuccessor, getAncestors, getAscendingAncestors, getAscendingSuccessors, getDefinition, getDescendingAncestors, getDescendingSuccessors, getFirstPattern, getLastPattern, getLocation, getSuccessors, hasAncestor, hasAscendingAncestor, hasAscendingSuccessor, hasDescendingAncestor, hasDescendingSuccessor, hasSuccessor, isFirstPattern, isLastPattern, isNullable, setDefinition, setLocation, setNullable
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

Choice

public Choice()
Create a pattern for alternation of pattern.

Method Detail

update

public void update()
Overrides:
update in class PatternList

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Overrides:
toString in class PatternList

toString

public java.lang.String toString(PatternSet previous,
                                 PatternSet next)
Overrides:
toString in class PatternList

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()
Create a clone of 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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