com.ibm.able.rules
Class AblePatternMatchClause

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.able.rules.AblePatternMatchClause

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class AblePatternMatchClause

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

This class is used to consolidate a set of Selector variables and their associated constraint expressions for processing of an AblePatternMatchRule. This object represents the when() part of a when()/do{} pattern match rule.

See Also:

AblePatternMatchRule, AbleSelector, Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected AbleRuleSet	myRuleSet
protected AbleLogger	myTracer
protected int	numSelectors
protected java.util.Vector	resultSet
protected java.util.Vector	selectors
protected AbleVariable[]	selectorVars
protected AbleWorkingMemory	workingMemory

Constructor Summary

AblePatternMatchClause(java.util.Vector theSelectors)
Create a PatternMatchClause

Method Summary

java.util.Vector

match(AbleWorkingMemory theWorkingMemory) Returns a set of bindings that meet all selector constraints defined in the when() part of a when/do pattern match rule

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

selectors

protected java.util.Vector selectors

resultSet

protected java.util.Vector resultSet

selectorVars

protected AbleVariable[] selectorVars

numSelectors

protected int numSelectors

workingMemory

protected AbleWorkingMemory workingMemory

myTracer

protected AbleLogger myTracer

myRuleSet

protected AbleRuleSet myRuleSet

Constructor Detail

AblePatternMatchClause

public AblePatternMatchClause(java.util.Vector theSelectors)

Create a PatternMatchClause

Parameters:

theSelectors - A Vector of AbleSelectors which make up the when() part of a when/do pattern match rule

Method Detail

match

public java.util.Vector match(AbleWorkingMemory theWorkingMemory)
                       throws AbleDataException

Returns a set of bindings that meet all selector constraints defined in the when() part of a when/do pattern match rule

Parameters:

theWorkingMemory - The associated working memory to search

Returns:

Vector of selector bindings that meet constraints

Throws:

AbleDataException