org.jactr.core.slot

Class BasicSlot

java.lang.Object

org.jactr.core.slot.BasicSlot

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable<ISlot>, ISlot

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultLogicalSlot, DefaultMutableSlot

public class BasicSlot
extends java.lang.Object
implements ISlot, java.lang.Comparable<ISlot>

Author:

harrison TODO To change the template for this generated type comment go to Window - Preferences - Java - Code Style - Code Templates

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.jactr.core.slot.ISlot

ISA

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BasicSlot(ISlot slot)
BasicSlot(java.lang.String name)
BasicSlot(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	clearToString()
BasicSlot	clone()
int	compareTo(ISlot compSlot)
protected java.lang.String	createToString()
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
boolean	equalValues(java.lang.Object test)
java.lang.String	getName() the name of the slot
java.lang.Object	getValue() return the value of the slot.
int	hashCode()
boolean	isVariable() Deprecated.
boolean	isVariableValue() checks to see if the slot value is a variable.
protected java.lang.Object	setNameInternal(java.lang.String name)
protected java.lang.Object	setValueInternal(java.lang.Object value) set the value of the slot, returning the prior value
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BasicSlot

public BasicSlot(java.lang.String name)

BasicSlot

public BasicSlot(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.Object value)

BasicSlot

public BasicSlot(ISlot slot)

Method Detail

getValue

public final java.lang.Object getValue()

Description copied from interface: ISlot

return the value of the slot. if the slot is a variable, this returns the string name of the variable

Specified by:

getValue in interface ISlot

Returns:

may be null

See Also:

ISlot.getValue()

getName

public final java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: ISlot

the name of the slot

Specified by:

getName in interface ISlot

Returns:

See Also:

ISlot.getName()

equalValues

public boolean equalValues(java.lang.Object test)

Specified by:

equalValues in interface ISlot

See Also:

ISlot.equalValues(java.lang.Object)

clone

public BasicSlot clone()

Specified by:

clone in interface ISlot

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

See Also:

org.jactr.core.utils.Duplicateable#duplicate()

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

isVariableValue

public boolean isVariableValue()

checks to see if the slot value is a variable. Three things must be true:
1) the value must be a string
2) it must start with "="
3) it must have no white spaces (so that resolvable strings such as "=chunk has been retrieved" can be resolved dynamically)

Specified by:

isVariableValue in interface ISlot

Returns:

See Also:

ISlot.isVariable()

isVariable

@Deprecated
public boolean isVariable()

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: ISlot

slots may contain variables, which are currently hardcoded as strings starting with '='

Specified by:

isVariable in interface ISlot

Returns:

compareTo

public int compareTo(ISlot compSlot)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<ISlot>

See Also:

Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

clearToString

protected void clearToString()

createToString

protected java.lang.String createToString()

setValueInternal

protected final java.lang.Object setValueInternal(java.lang.Object value)

set the value of the slot, returning the prior value

Parameters:

value -

Returns:

setNameInternal

protected final java.lang.Object setNameInternal(java.lang.String name)