edu.udo.cs.yale.operator.learner.igss.hypothesis
Class Literal

java.lang.Object
  edu.udo.cs.yale.operator.learner.igss.hypothesis.Literal

public class Literal
extends java.lang.Object

Objects of this class represent a literal in a conjunctive rule.

Version:

$Id: Literal.java,v 1.1 2006/10/02 16:07:49 ingomierswa Exp $

Author:

Dirk Dach

Field Summary

private Attribute	attribute The attribute tested in this literal.
private int	index The literals' index (1.dimension) in the allLiterals[][] array of the class ConjunctiveRule.
static int	numberOfLiterals Counts the total number literals that have been constructed.
private int	value The value of the attribute for this literal.

Constructor Summary

Literal(Attribute a, int v)
Constructs a new Literal.

Literal(Attribute a, int v, int i)
Constructs a new Literal.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Returns true if both attributes and both values are equal.
Attribute	getAttribute() Returns the attribute of this literals.
int	getIndex() Returns the literals' index(1.dimension) in the allLiterals[][] array of the class ConjunctiveRule.
int	getValue() Returns the index of the value of this literals' attribute.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a String represenation of this Literal.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

attribute

private Attribute attribute

The attribute tested in this literal.

value

private int value

The value of the attribute for this literal.

index

private int index

The literals' index (1.dimension) in the allLiterals[][] array of the class ConjunctiveRule.

numberOfLiterals

public static int numberOfLiterals

Counts the total number literals that have been constructed.

Constructor Detail

Literal

public Literal(Attribute a,
               int v)

Constructs a new Literal.

Literal

public Literal(Attribute a,
               int v,
               int i)

Constructs a new Literal.

Method Detail

getAttribute

public Attribute getAttribute()

Returns the attribute of this literals.

getValue

public int getValue()

Returns the index of the value of this literals' attribute.

getIndex

public int getIndex()

Returns the literals' index(1.dimension) in the allLiterals[][] array of the class ConjunctiveRule.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Returns true if both attributes and both values are equal.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a String represenation of this Literal.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object