com.ibm.able.rules
Class AbleConsequentClause

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class AbleConsequentClause

extends AbleClause

implements java.io.Serializable

This class represents an action (assignment, function call or method invocation) in a rule. For example, "... then risk = high".

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

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

myLhs, myLocation, myOp, myRhs, myRuleRefs

Constructor Summary

AbleConsequentClause(AbleExpression theExpression)
Create a new consequent clause based on an Expression.

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

Method Summary

java.lang.String	arlString() Return a formal ARL string that describes this clause.
java.lang.String	armlString() Return a formal XML string that describes this clause.
AbleConsequentClause	createMatchClause(java.util.Hashtable replacementVars) Create a duplicate of this clause using replacement vars
java.lang.String	getTemplateString(java.util.Vector theTemplateVars) Retrieve a text format string for use by rule templates.
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

AbleConsequentClause

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

Create a new consequent 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.

AbleConsequentClause

public AbleConsequentClause(AbleExpression theExpression)

Create a new consequent clause based on an Expression.

Parameters:

theExpression - The action or operation to be used to create the clause.

Method Detail

createMatchClause

public AbleConsequentClause createMatchClause(java.util.Hashtable replacementVars)

Create a duplicate of this clause using replacement vars

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. Note: this is written out as an "expression"

Specified by:

xmlString in class AbleClause

Returns:

A String that describes this clause in XML.

armlString

public java.lang.String armlString()

Return a formal XML string that describes this clause. Note: this is written out as an "expression"

Returns:

A String that describes this clause in XML.

getTemplateString

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

Retrieve a text format string for use by rule templates. The string contains "{n}" strings, where the index 'n' corresponds to the template variables defined in the rule template. This string is based on the standard arlString() representation of the rule. After replacement of the template variable values, the resulting string must be a valid ARL format string that can be parsed.

Parameters:

theTemplateVars - An ordered list of template variables referenced by this rule.

Returns:

A Text format string used to create a new rule instance.

See Also:

AbleRuleTemplate

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.