net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended
Class Optional

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Pattern
      net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.PatternList
          net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Optional

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

public class Optional

extends PatternList

Version:

CVS $Id: Optional.java,v 1.2 2004/01/10 16:08:15 benedikta Exp $

Author:

Stephan Michels

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Pattern

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Constructor Summary

Optional()

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() Create a clone this pattern.
java.lang.String	toString() Return a string representation of this pattern
java.lang.String	toString(PatternSet previous, PatternSet next)
void	update()
Violations	validate() Validates this pattern.

Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.PatternList

addPattern, contains, contains, getAllPattern, getLimits, getPattern, getPattern, getPatternAsArray, getPatternCount, getSymbol

Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.chaperon.model.extended.Pattern

addAscendingSuccessor, addDescendingSuccessor, addFirstPattern, addLastPattern, addSuccessor, getAncestors, getAscendingAncestors, getAscendingSuccessors, getDefinition, getDescendingAncestors, getDescendingSuccessors, getFirstPattern, getLastPattern, getLocation, getSuccessors, hasAncestor, hasAscendingAncestor, hasAscendingSuccessor, hasDescendingAncestor, hasDescendingSuccessor, hasSuccessor, isFirstPattern, isLastPattern, isNullable, setDefinition, setLocation, setNullable

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Optional

public Optional()

Method Detail

update

public void update()

Overrides:

update in class PatternList

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return a string representation of this pattern

Overrides:

toString in class PatternList

Returns:

String representation of the pattern.

toString

public java.lang.String toString(PatternSet previous,
                                 PatternSet next)

Overrides:

toString in class PatternList

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()
                       throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

Create a clone this pattern.

Specified by:

clone in class Pattern

Returns:

Clone of this pattern.

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException - If an exception occurs during the cloning.

validate

public Violations validate()

Validates this pattern.

Specified by:

validate in class Pattern

Returns:

Return a list of violations, if this pattern isn't valid.