story.scheherazade.parameters
Class ValidNounParameter

java.lang.Object
  story.scheherazade.parameters.SCHParameter
      story.scheherazade.parameters.StoryAssertionParameter
          story.scheherazade.parameters.ValidNounParameter

public class ValidNounParameter
extends StoryAssertionParameter

An SCHParameter which means "require a Noun."

Field Summary

static ValidNounParameter	REALITY_AGENT_CHAR
static ValidNounParameter	REALITY_EXPERIENCER_CHAR

Constructor Summary

ValidNounParameter(SemanticRole role, TimelineID timeline, boolean type, NounFlavor onlyAllowedFlavor)

ValidNounParameter(SemanticRole role, TimelineID timeline, boolean type, NounFlavorSet allowedFlavors)
Constructor to match any noun or noun type.

Method Summary

boolean	allowsFlavor(NounFlavor flavor)
NounFlavorSet	getAllowedFlavors()
boolean	getMatchingType()
SemanticRole	getRole() The semantic role of this parameter in the overall assertion.
SCHParameter	makeCopy() Make a copy of the Parameter at the level of the concretizing class
SCHReferenceReqSet	referenceRequirements() Each concretizing class needs to provide a ReferenceReqSet of all the references which must be set prior to the parameter's evaluation.
SCHVariableType	referenceType()
java.lang.StringBuffer	specificRender() Each concretizing class needs to provide a render function.

Methods inherited from class story.scheherazade.parameters.SCHParameter

makeClone, render

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

REALITY_AGENT_CHAR

public static ValidNounParameter REALITY_AGENT_CHAR

REALITY_EXPERIENCER_CHAR

public static ValidNounParameter REALITY_EXPERIENCER_CHAR

Constructor Detail

ValidNounParameter

public ValidNounParameter(SemanticRole role,
                          TimelineID timeline,
                          boolean type,
                          NounFlavorSet allowedFlavors)
                   throws Scheherexception

Constructor to match any noun or noun type.

Parameters:

type - Set true to match a type; false to match a defined noun.

Throws:

Scheherexception

ValidNounParameter

public ValidNounParameter(SemanticRole role,
                          TimelineID timeline,
                          boolean type,
                          NounFlavor onlyAllowedFlavor)
                   throws Scheherexception

Throws:

Scheherexception

Method Detail

getRole

public SemanticRole getRole()

Description copied from class: StoryAssertionParameter

The semantic role of this parameter in the overall assertion.

Specified by:

getRole in class StoryAssertionParameter

getMatchingType

public boolean getMatchingType()

referenceRequirements

public SCHReferenceReqSet referenceRequirements()

Description copied from class: SCHParameter

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

Specified by:

referenceRequirements in class SCHParameter

specificRender

public java.lang.StringBuffer specificRender()
                                      throws Scheherexception

Description copied from class: SCHParameter

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.

Specified by:

specificRender in class SCHParameter

Throws:

Scheherexception

makeCopy

public SCHParameter makeCopy()

Description copied from class: SCHParameter

Make a copy of the Parameter at the level of the concretizing class

Specified by:

makeCopy in class SCHParameter

referenceType

public SCHVariableType referenceType()

Specified by:

referenceType in class StoryAssertionParameter

getAllowedFlavors

public NounFlavorSet getAllowedFlavors()

allowsFlavor

public boolean allowsFlavor(NounFlavor flavor)