org.pf.text
Class MatchElement

java.lang.Object
  org.pf.text.MatchElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

MatchAttribute, MatchGroup

public abstract class MatchElement
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Implements all common state and behaviour of elements in a match rule.

Version:

1.5

Author:

Manfred Duchrow

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

MatchElement()
Initialize the new instance with default values.

Method Summary

boolean	getAnd()
boolean	getNot()
boolean	isAttribute()
boolean	isGroup()
boolean	matches(java.util.Map dictionary) Returns true, if the attributes and their values in the given dictionary comply to the rules of the receiver.
void	setAnd(boolean newValue)
void	setNot(boolean newValue)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MatchElement

public MatchElement()

Initialize the new instance with default values.

Method Detail

getAnd

public boolean getAnd()

setAnd

public void setAnd(boolean newValue)

getNot

public boolean getNot()

setNot

public void setNot(boolean newValue)

matches

public boolean matches(java.util.Map dictionary)

Returns true, if the attributes and their values in the given dictionary comply to the rules of the receiver.

Parameters:

dictionary - The attribute-value pairs that have to be checked against the rules

isGroup

public boolean isGroup()

isAttribute

public boolean isAttribute()