story.scheherazade.elements
Class ValidNoun

java.lang.Object
  story.scheherazade.elements.Noun
      story.scheherazade.elements.ValidNoun

All Implemented Interfaces:

InternableObject, CloneableObject, RenderableObject, Predicate, ValidPredicate

public class ValidNoun
extends Noun
implements RenderableObject, ValidPredicate, InternableObject

A Noun that has been shown to be valid within the context of an actual Narrative.

Constructor Summary

ValidNoun(Timeline timelineHandler, NodeAddress timeline, NounType arguedNounType, SCHArguments arguments)

Method Summary

SCHArguments	getArgsOfRole(SemanticRole role) Get only those SCHArguments which satisfy a particular SemanticRole.
StoryAssertion	getFrameDefinition()
GenericScheherID	getFrameType()
CharacterGender	getGender() Get the gender of the noun.
static int	getOverheadArguments(NounFlavor flavor)
PredicateFlavor	getPredicateFlavor()
NodeAddress	getPrototypeNode() Get the NodeAddress of the declaration (the prototype node) for the noun type.
SCHArguments	getSCHArguments() Get the arguments used to instantiate this Noun
SCHArguments	getSCHArguments(boolean includeOverheadArguments) Get the arguments used to instantiate this Noun
TimelineID	getTimeline() Get the ID of the Timeline in whose scope this Noun was deemed valid.
NounType	getType() Get the ID of the type of noun.
ValidNoun	intern()
boolean	isInterned()
ValidNoun	makeClone()
java.lang.StringBuffer	render()
ValidNoun	unintern()

Methods inherited from class story.scheherazade.elements.Noun

getNounFlavor, getNounType, render

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ValidNoun

public ValidNoun(Timeline timelineHandler,
                 NodeAddress timeline,
                 NounType arguedNounType,
                 SCHArguments arguments)
          throws Scheherexception

Throws:

Scheherexception

Method Detail

getOverheadArguments

public static int getOverheadArguments(NounFlavor flavor)
                                throws Scheherexception

Throws:

Scheherexception

getGender

public CharacterGender getGender()
                          throws Scheherexception

Get the gender of the noun.

Throws:

Scheherexception

getPrototypeNode

public NodeAddress getPrototypeNode()

Get the NodeAddress of the declaration (the prototype node) for the noun type.

Specified by:

getPrototypeNode in interface ValidPredicate

getSCHArguments

public SCHArguments getSCHArguments(boolean includeOverheadArguments)
                             throws Scheherexception

Get the arguments used to instantiate this Noun

Specified by:

getSCHArguments in interface ValidPredicate

Parameters:

includeOverheadArguments -

Throws:

Scheherexception

getSCHArguments

public SCHArguments getSCHArguments()
                             throws Scheherexception

Get the arguments used to instantiate this Noun

Specified by:

getSCHArguments in interface ValidPredicate

Overrides:

getSCHArguments in class Noun

Throws:

Scheherexception

render

public java.lang.StringBuffer render()
                              throws Scheherexception

Specified by:

render in interface RenderableObject

Specified by:

render in interface ValidPredicate

Overrides:

render in class Noun

Throws:

Scheherexception

getType

public NounType getType()
                 throws Scheherexception

Get the ID of the type of noun.

Overrides:

getType in class Noun

Throws:

Scheherexception

getTimeline

public TimelineID getTimeline()
                       throws Scheherexception

Get the ID of the Timeline in whose scope this Noun was deemed valid.

Specified by:

getTimeline in interface ValidPredicate

Throws:

Scheherexception

getPredicateFlavor

public PredicateFlavor getPredicateFlavor()

Specified by:

getPredicateFlavor in interface Predicate

Specified by:

getPredicateFlavor in interface ValidPredicate

Overrides:

getPredicateFlavor in class Noun

getArgsOfRole

public SCHArguments getArgsOfRole(SemanticRole role)
                           throws Scheherexception

Get only those SCHArguments which satisfy a particular SemanticRole.

Specified by:

getArgsOfRole in interface ValidPredicate

Throws:

Scheherexception

intern

public ValidNoun intern()
                 throws Scheherexception

Specified by:

intern in interface InternableObject

Specified by:

intern in interface ValidPredicate

Throws:

Scheherexception

unintern

public ValidNoun unintern()
                   throws Scheherexception

Specified by:

unintern in interface InternableObject

Throws:

Scheherexception

isInterned

public boolean isInterned()

Specified by:

isInterned in interface InternableObject

getFrameDefinition

public StoryAssertion getFrameDefinition()

Specified by:

getFrameDefinition in interface ValidPredicate

getFrameType

public GenericScheherID getFrameType()
                              throws Scheherexception

Specified by:

getFrameType in interface ValidPredicate

Throws:

Scheherexception

makeClone

public ValidNoun makeClone()
                    throws Scheherexception

Specified by:

makeClone in interface CloneableObject

Overrides:

makeClone in class Noun

Throws:

Scheherexception