de.dfki.mycbr.core.model
Class ConceptDesc

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Observable
      de.dfki.mycbr.core.model.AttributeDesc
          de.dfki.mycbr.core.model.ConceptDesc

All Implemented Interfaces:

IExplainable, java.util.Observer

public class ConceptDesc
extends AttributeDesc

The vocabulary of a myCBR project consists of several attribute descriptions which describe a tree like structure as a class hierarchy (with composition and inheritance). The classes in this hierarchy are represented by objects of type c description. Each c description contains several other attribute descriptions (like integer, float, boolean descriptions ...). Concept description can have sub/super c description (representing inheritance) and can have c descriptions as attribute descriptions themselves (representing composition).

Author:

myCBR Team

Constructor Summary

ConceptDesc(Concept owner, java.lang.String name, Concept concept)
Creates a new attribute description of type concept.

Method Summary

boolean	canOverride(AttributeDesc desc) Checks whether this attribute description can override the given attribute description
void	deleteAllFcts()
boolean	fits(Attribute att) Checks whether the given attribute fits this.
boolean	fitsSingle(Attribute att) Checks whether a single attribute fits the constraints for this.
Concept	getConcept()
MultipleConfig	getMultipleConfig(AmalgamationFct f)
void	setConcept(Concept c)
void	setMultipleConfig(AmalgamationFct f, MultipleConfig mc)
void	update(java.util.Observable o, java.lang.Object arg)

Methods inherited from class de.dfki.mycbr.core.model.AttributeDesc

delete, getAttribute, getExpType, getName, getOwner, isMultiple, setMultiple, setName, setOwner, toString

Methods inherited from class java.util.Observable

addObserver, countObservers, deleteObserver, deleteObservers, hasChanged, notifyObservers, notifyObservers

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConceptDesc

public ConceptDesc(Concept owner,
                   java.lang.String name,
                   Concept concept)
            throws java.lang.Exception

Creates a new attribute description of type concept. This description belongs to the given owner and specifies a part-of relation with respect to concept.

Parameters:

owner -

name -

concept -

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

Method Detail

getConcept

public Concept getConcept()

canOverride

public boolean canOverride(AttributeDesc desc)

Description copied from class: AttributeDesc

Checks whether this attribute description can override the given attribute description

Specified by:

canOverride in class AttributeDesc

setConcept

public void setConcept(Concept c)

fits

public boolean fits(Attribute att)

Description copied from class: AttributeDesc

Checks whether the given attribute fits this. Be aware that if this is multiple then single values will not fit. For checking whether single values fit this description without taking multiple values into account call AttributeDesc.fitsSingle(Attribute)

Overrides:

fits in class AttributeDesc

Parameters:

att -

Returns:

true if the given attribute fits this description

fitsSingle

public boolean fitsSingle(Attribute att)

Description copied from class: AttributeDesc

Checks whether a single attribute fits the constraints for this. Returns true, if att is a valid SpecialAttribute or if att can be used as a single value of a multiple attribute. If this is not multiple calls AttributeDesc.fits(Attribute)

Overrides:

fitsSingle in class AttributeDesc

Parameters:

att - the attribute which should be checked

Returns:

true, when att can be used as value of this or in multiple attribute

deleteAllFcts

public void deleteAllFcts()

Specified by:

deleteAllFcts in class AttributeDesc

getMultipleConfig

public MultipleConfig getMultipleConfig(AmalgamationFct f)

setMultipleConfig

public void setMultipleConfig(AmalgamationFct f,
                              MultipleConfig mc)

update

public void update(java.util.Observable o,
                   java.lang.Object arg)

Specified by:

update in interface java.util.Observer

Overrides:

update in class AttributeDesc