com.meyling.principia.logic.paragraph
Class Abbreviation

java.lang.Object
  com.meyling.principia.argument.AbstractArgument
      com.meyling.principia.argument.AbstractArgumentList
          com.meyling.principia.logic.paragraph.Abbreviation

All Implemented Interfaces:

Argument, ParagraphCheck

public class Abbreviation

extends AbstractArgumentList

implements Argument, ParagraphCheck

Abbreviation. For example OR (@0 @1) := NOT(AND(@0 @1)). The left side must have only one operator and the right side couldn't have other pattern variables than the left side.

Version:

$Revision: 1.6 $

Author:

Michael Meyling

Constructor Summary

Abbreviation(Argument[] arguments)
Constructs an abbreviation.

Method Summary

void	check(Module module, String label) Adds abbreviation to module.
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.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

Abbreviation

public Abbreviation(Argument[] arguments)
             throws ArgumentException

Constructs an abbreviation.

Parameters:

arguments - contains left and right side of definition

Throws:

ArgumentException - if there are not exactly two arguments that are instances of Formula or if the first argument does not have only pattern variables as arguments or if the second argument has other pattern variables than the first one

Method Detail

check

public final void check(Module module,
                        String label)

Adds abbreviation to module.

Specified by:

check in interface ParagraphCheck

Parameters:

module - module

label - label of paragraph

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

Specified by:

create in class AbstractArgumentList

Throws:

ArgumentException

toString

public final String toString()

Description copied from interface: Argument

Get the argument in String form.

Specified by:

toString in interface Argument

Specified by:

toString in class AbstractArgumentList