ptolemy.graph
Interface InequalityTerm
- All Known Implementing Classes:
- AbsoluteValue.FunctionTerm, AbstractActionsAttribute.TypeFunction, AbstractActionsAttribute.TypeFunction, ActorTypeUtil.TypeableSizedArrayVariableTypeTerm, ArrayType.ArrayBottomTypeTerm, ArrayType.ElementTypeTerm, ArrayType.TypeableArrayTypeTerm, ArrayType.TypeableElementTypeTerm, ArrayType.TypeableSizedArrayTypeTerm, Autocorrelation.FunctionTerm, Autocorrelation.FunctionTerm, Autocorrelation.OutputTypeTerm, Autocorrelation.OutputTypeTerm, DotProduct.PortFunction, Expression.OutputTypeFunction, FIR.OutputTypeFunction, FunctionType.FieldTypeTerm, MatrixToSequence.FunctionTerm, MonotonicFunction, RecordDisassembler.PortFunction, RecordType.FieldType, RecordUpdater.FunctionTerm, SequenceToMatrix.FunctionTerm, TypeConstant, TypedIOPort.TypeTerm, UnionDisassembler.PortFunction, UnionType.FieldType, Variable.TypeTerm
public interface InequalityTerm
An interface for a term in an inequality over a CPO.
A term is either a constant, a variable, or a function.
In some applications, a term may be associated with an Object. For
example, the value of the term may represent a certain characteristic
of an Object, and it is necessary to get a reference of that Object
from a term. This can be done through the getAssociatedObject() method
of this interface.
- Since:
- Ptolemy II 0.2
- Version:
- $Id: InequalityTerm.java 57040 2010-01-27 20:52:32Z cxh $
- Author:
- Yuhong Xiong
- See Also:
CPO
- Accepted Rating:
- Proposed Rating:
Method Summary |
java.lang.Object |
getAssociatedObject()
Return the Object associated with this term. |
java.lang.Object |
getValue()
Return the value of this term. |
InequalityTerm[] |
getVariables()
Return an array of variables contained in this term. |
void |
initialize(java.lang.Object e)
Initialize the value of this term to the specified CPO element. |
boolean |
isSettable()
Check whether this term can be set to a specific element of the
underlying CPO. |
boolean |
isValueAcceptable()
Check whether the current value of this term is acceptable,
and return true if it is. |
void |
setValue(java.lang.Object e)
Set the value of this term to the specified CPO element. |
getAssociatedObject
java.lang.Object getAssociatedObject()
- Return the Object associated with this term. If this term is
not associated with a particular Object, or it is not necessary
to obtain the reference of the associated Object, this method
can return
null
.
- Returns:
- The associated Object.
getValue
java.lang.Object getValue()
throws IllegalActionException
- Return the value of this term. If this term is a constant,
return that constant; if this term is a variable, return the
current value of that variable; if this term is a function,
return the evaluation of that function based on the current
value of variables in the function.
- Returns:
- An Object representing an element in the underlying CPO.
- Throws:
IllegalActionException
- If the value of this
inequality term is not valid.- See Also:
setValue(Object)
getVariables
InequalityTerm[] getVariables()
- Return an array of variables contained in this term.
If this term is a constant, return an array of size zero;
if this term is a variable, return an array of size one that
contains this variable; if this term is a function, return an
array containing all the variables in the function.
- Returns:
- An array of InequalityTerms
initialize
void initialize(java.lang.Object e)
throws IllegalActionException
- Initialize the value of this term to the specified CPO element.
If this InequalityTerm is a simple variable that can be set to any
CPO element, set the value of the variable to the specified argument.
In this case, this method is equivalent to
setValue()
with the same argument.
In some applications, this term is a structured object that only part
of it is a simple variable. In this case, set that variable part to
the specified argument.
- Parameters:
e
- An Object representing an element in the underlying CPO.
- Throws:
IllegalActionException
- If this term is not a variable.
isSettable
boolean isSettable()
- Check whether this term can be set to a specific element of the
underlying CPO. Only variable terms are settable, constant
and function terms are not.
- Returns:
- True if this term is a variable;
false otherwise.
isValueAcceptable
boolean isValueAcceptable()
- Check whether the current value of this term is acceptable,
and return true if it is.
- Returns:
- True if the current value is acceptable.
setValue
void setValue(java.lang.Object e)
throws IllegalActionException
- Set the value of this term to the specified CPO element.
Only terms consisting of a single variable can have their
values set.
- Parameters:
e
- An Object representing an element in the
underlying CPO.
- Throws:
IllegalActionException
- If this term is not a variable.- See Also:
getValue()