com.ibm.able.rules
Class AbleAssertionClause

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.able.rules.AbleClause
      com.ibm.able.rules.AbleAssertionClause

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class AbleAssertionClause

extends AbleClause

implements java.io.Serializable

This class is used to represent an assignment, function call or method invocation used in an assertion rule.

See Also:

AbleAssertionRule, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.ibm.able.rules.AbleClause

myLhs, myLocation, myOp, myRhs, myRuleRefs

Constructor Summary

AbleAssertionClause(AbleLhs theLhs, int theOp, AbleRd theRhs)
Create a new assertion clause with the specified parts.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	arlString() Return a formal ARL string that describes this clause.
java.lang.String	getTemplateString(java.util.Vector theTemplateVars) Return a formal ARL string, formatted for insertion text for use by templates, that describes this clause.
java.lang.String	toString() Retrieve a string describing (the contents of) the object.
java.lang.String	traceString(int theTraceStringFlavor) Retrieve a string describing (the contents of) the object.
java.lang.String	xmlString() Return a formal XML string that describes this clause.

Methods inherited from class com.ibm.able.rules.AbleClause

addRuleRef, equals, getLhs, getLhsReferent, getLocation, getOp, getOpAsString, getReferent, getReferents, getRhs, getRhsReferent, getRule, getRuleRefs, hashCode, setLocation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AbleAssertionClause

public AbleAssertionClause(AbleLhs theLhs,
                           int theOp,
                           AbleRd theRhs)

Create a new assertion clause with the specified parts.

Parameters:

theLhs - The left-hand side of the clause.

theOp - A relational operator with which to evaluate the two sides, or operands, of this clause. The value must be an AbleData.<Operator> assignment constant.

theRhs - The right-hand side of the clause.

Method Detail

arlString

public java.lang.String arlString()

Return a formal ARL string that describes this clause.

Specified by:

arlString in class AbleClause

Returns:

A String that describes this clause in formal rule language.

xmlString

public java.lang.String xmlString()

Return a formal XML string that describes this clause.

Specified by:

xmlString in class AbleClause

Returns:

A String that describes this clause in XML.

getTemplateString

public java.lang.String getTemplateString(java.util.Vector theTemplateVars)

Return a formal ARL string, formatted for insertion text for use by templates, that describes this clause.

Parameters:

theTemplateVars - An ordered list of template vars referenced in the rule

Returns:

A formatted template String that describes this clause in formal rule language.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Retrieve a string describing (the contents of) the object.

Overrides:

toString in class AbleClause

Returns:

A String containing the current contents of the object.

traceString

public java.lang.String traceString(int theTraceStringFlavor)

Retrieve a string describing (the contents of) the object.

Specified by:

traceString in class AbleClause

Parameters:

theTraceStringFlavor - An Able.TraceStringFlavor value.

Returns:

A String containing the current contents of the object.