de.dfki.mycbr.core.model
Class StringDesc

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

IExplainable, java.util.Observer

public class StringDesc
extends SimpleAttDesc

Description for string attributes. This description does not define restrictions for its values, since all strings are allowed.

Author:

myCBR Team

Constructor Summary

StringDesc(Concept owner, java.lang.String name)
Initializes this with the given name.

Method Summary

StringFct	addStringFct(StringConfig config, java.lang.String name, boolean active) Creates a new StringFct for the given description.
boolean	canOverride(AttributeDesc desc) Checks whether this can override the given description.
StringAttribute	getStringAttribute(java.lang.String string) Returns StringAttribute object representing the specified string.

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

addFct, deleteAllFcts, deleteSimFct, getFct, getSimFcts, renameFct

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

delete, fits, fitsSingle, getAttribute, getExpType, getName, getOwner, isMultiple, setMultiple, setName, setOwner, toString, update

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

StringDesc

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

Initializes this with the given name.

Parameters:

owner - the owner of this description

name - the name of this description

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if the owner already has a description for this name

Method Detail

getStringAttribute

public final StringAttribute getStringAttribute(java.lang.String string)

Returns StringAttribute object representing the specified string.

Parameters:

string - the string representing the value that should be returned

Returns:

value representing the specified string.

addStringFct

public final StringFct addStringFct(StringConfig config,
                                    java.lang.String name,
                                    boolean active)

Creates a new StringFct for the given description.

Parameters:

config - the configuration for the function to be created

name - the name of the new function

active - if true, the new function will be used in all amalgamation functions known for the owner of this

Returns:

the new StringFct for this

canOverride

public final boolean canOverride(AttributeDesc desc)

Checks whether this can override the given description.

Specified by:

canOverride in class SimpleAttDesc

Parameters:

desc - the description to be overridden.

Returns:

true, if the given description can be overridden by this, false otherwise