story.dbcore.parameters
Class Parameter

java.lang.Object
  story.dbcore.parameters.Parameter

Direct Known Subclasses:

BooleanReturnParameter, MatchingParameter

public abstract class Parameter
extends java.lang.Object

An abstract Parameter.

Contains functionality common to all concrete Parameters.

Constructor Summary

Parameter()

Method Summary

abstract NodeAddressSet	assumedNodes() Each concretizing class needs to provide a list of nodes that it assumes exist prior to evaluation, i.e., concrete nodes with which it is constructed.
Parameter	makeClone() Make a clone of the Parameter.
abstract Parameter	makeCopy() All Parameters must include a self-duplication function.
abstract ReferenceReqSet	referenceRequirements() Each concretizing class needs to provide a ReferenceReqSet of all the references which must be set prior to the parameter's evaluation.
java.lang.StringBuffer	render() Render the Parameter.
abstract java.lang.StringBuffer	specificRender() Each concretizing class needs to provide a render function.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Parameter

public Parameter()

Method Detail

referenceRequirements

public abstract ReferenceReqSet referenceRequirements()

Each concretizing class needs to provide a ReferenceReqSet of all the references which must be set prior to the parameter's evaluation.

specificRender

public abstract java.lang.StringBuffer specificRender()
                                               throws Scheherexception

Each concretizing class needs to provide a render function. It is encapsulated inside this abstract class's render() so that we can render the outgoing reference, if any.

Throws:

Scheherexception

assumedNodes

public abstract NodeAddressSet assumedNodes()

Each concretizing class needs to provide a list of nodes that it assumes exist prior to evaluation, i.e., concrete nodes with which it is constructed.

render

public java.lang.StringBuffer render()
                              throws Scheherexception

Render the Parameter.

Throws:

Scheherexception

makeCopy

public abstract Parameter makeCopy()

All Parameters must include a self-duplication function.

makeClone

public Parameter makeClone()

Make a clone of the Parameter.