org.ptolemy.machineImprovisation

Class Chord

java.lang.Object

org.ptolemy.machineImprovisation.Chord

public class Chord
extends java.lang.Object

A class that defines a Chord object. A chord is either given by a set of notes that it contains, or a name. In the latter case, the notes contained by the chord can be retrieved by a local library, currently defined in MusicSpecs.

Since:

Ptolemy II 10.0

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Ilge Akkaya

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (cxh)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Yellow (ilgea)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Chord() Construct an empty Chord with no chord tones.
Chord(java.util.Set<Note> chordTones) Construct a chord by a set of note objects.
Chord(java.lang.String name, double duration) Construct a chord with a name and a duration.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addNote(Note n) Add a note to this chord.
double	getDuration() Get the duration of this Chord.
java.lang.String	getName() Get name of this Chord.
java.util.Set<Note>	getNotes() Get notes contained by this Chord.
void	setChordTones() Set the notes contained by this chord by a dictionary lookup.
void	setChordTones(java.lang.String chord) Set the notes contained by this chord, by name reference.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Chord

public Chord(java.lang.String name,
             double duration)

Construct a chord with a name and a duration.

Parameters:

name - Chord name

duration - Chord duration

Chord

public Chord(java.util.Set<Note> chordTones)

Construct a chord by a set of note objects.

Parameters:

chordTones - a Set of notes that are a part of the specified Chord.

Chord

public Chord()

Construct an empty Chord with no chord tones.

Method Detail

addNote

public void addNote(Note n)

Add a note to this chord.

Parameters:

n - Note to be added

getNotes

public java.util.Set<Note> getNotes()

Get notes contained by this Chord.

Returns:

the Set of chord tones contained by this chord

getDuration

public double getDuration()

Get the duration of this Chord.

Returns:

duration of chord

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get name of this Chord.

Returns:

Chord name

setChordTones

public void setChordTones()
                   throws IllegalActionException

Set the notes contained by this chord by a dictionary lookup.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the chord name is undefined.

setChordTones

public void setChordTones(java.lang.String chord)

Set the notes contained by this chord, by name reference.

Parameters:

chord - The chord name