org.media.mn8
Class ConceptDefinition

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:

ConceptConceptDefinition

public abstract class ConceptDefinition

extends Object

being from an mn8 script based concept or a Java one, is registered in ConceptRegister, where it is taken by the mn8Loader and instantiated.

Version:

$Revision: 1.34 $ $Date: 2002/06/05 14:55:26 $

Author:

Remus Pereni

Constructor Summary

ConceptDefinition()

Method Summary

LogicalConcept	extendsConcept(StringConcept conceptType)
SeriesConcept	getAllInheritedConcepts()
FieldDefinition	getAttribute(String attribName)
FieldDefinition	getAttributeField(String attribName)
SeriesConcept	getCameleonConceptMethods()
Concept	getConceptAttribute(Concept on, StringConcept attributeName)
FieldDefinition	getConceptAttributeField(String attributeName)
FieldDefinition	getConceptAttributeField(StringConcept attributeName)
SeriesConcept	getConceptAttributeFields()
Hashtable	getConceptAttributeFieldsAsHashtable()
mn8Method	getConceptConstructor(String methodSignature)
mn8Method	getConceptConstructor(StringConcept methodSignature)
SeriesConcept	getConceptConstructors()
Concept	getConceptElement(Concept on, StringConcept elementName)
FieldDefinition	getConceptElementField(String elementName)
FieldDefinition	getConceptElementField(StringConcept elementName)
SeriesConcept	getConceptElementFields()
Vector	getConceptElementsFieldName()
Concept	getConceptInstance()
abstract StringConcept	getConceptLabel()
mn8Method	getConceptMethod(String methodSignature)
mn8Method	getConceptMethod(StringConcept methodSignature)
SeriesConcept	getConceptMethods()
mn8Method	getConceptOperator(String methodSignature)
mn8Method	getConceptOperator(StringConcept methodSignature)
SeriesConcept	getConceptOperators()
abstract StringConcept	getConceptType()
mn8Method	getConstructor(String methodSignature)
FieldDefinition	getElement(String elementName)
Vector	getInheritanceList()
Hashtable	getInheritanceMethods()
abstract SeriesConcept	getInheritedConcepts()
boolean	hasConceptAttribute(String attributeName) Same as #hasConceptAttribute(StringConcept) in functionality but used internally where a possible conversion to StringConcept might not be wanted.
LogicalConcept	hasConceptAttribute(StringConcept attributeName) A method also representing the static method Concept.hasConceptAttribute:String which checks if an concept has an attribute named attributeName.
boolean	hasConceptElement(String elementName) Performs the same function as hasConceptElement(StringConcept) but is used for internal operation where a conversion to StringConcept might not be wanted.
LogicalConcept	hasConceptElement(StringConcept elementName) Checks if the current concept has an element with the requested name.
LogicalConcept	hasConceptMethod(StringConcept methodSignature)
protected void	initializeCameleonMethodTable()
static void	main(String[] args)
void	putAttribute(FieldConcept attributeDef)
void	putElement(FieldConcept elementDef)
void	putMethod(mn8Method method)
void	putOperator(mn8Method method)
void	removeAttribute(String attribName)
void	removeMethod(String methodSignature)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConceptDefinition

public ConceptDefinition()

Method Detail

getConceptLabel

public abstract StringConcept getConceptLabel()

getConceptType

public abstract StringConcept getConceptType()

getInheritedConcepts

public abstract SeriesConcept getInheritedConcepts()

hasConceptAttribute

public LogicalConcept hasConceptAttribute(StringConcept attributeName)

A method also representing the static method Concept.hasConceptAttribute:String which checks if an concept has an attribute named attributeName.

Parameters:

attributeName - the name of the attribute to be looked for.

Returns:

true if exists false otherway.

hasConceptAttribute

public boolean hasConceptAttribute(String attributeName)

Same as #hasConceptAttribute(StringConcept) in functionality but used internally where a possible conversion to StringConcept might not be wanted.

Parameters:

attributeName - the name of the attribute to be looked for.

Returns:

true if exists false otherway.

getConceptAttribute

public Concept getConceptAttribute(Concept on,
                                   StringConcept attributeName)

getConceptElementFields

public SeriesConcept getConceptElementFields()

getConceptElementsFieldName

public Vector getConceptElementsFieldName()

getConceptAttributeFields

public SeriesConcept getConceptAttributeFields()

getConceptAttributeFieldsAsHashtable

public Hashtable getConceptAttributeFieldsAsHashtable()

getConceptAttributeField

public FieldDefinition getConceptAttributeField(StringConcept attributeName)

getConceptAttributeField

public FieldDefinition getConceptAttributeField(String attributeName)

hasConceptElement

public LogicalConcept hasConceptElement(StringConcept elementName)

Checks if the current concept has an element with the requested name.

Parameters:

elementName - a StringConcept representing the name of the element.

Returns:

True if the element us available, false otherway.

hasConceptElement

public boolean hasConceptElement(String elementName)

Performs the same function as hasConceptElement(StringConcept) but is used for internal operation where a conversion to StringConcept might not be wanted.

Parameters:

elementName - the name of the element to be looked for.

Returns:

true if the element is available, false otherways.

getConceptElement

public Concept getConceptElement(Concept on,
                                 StringConcept elementName)

getConceptMethods

public SeriesConcept getConceptMethods()

getCameleonConceptMethods

public SeriesConcept getCameleonConceptMethods()

getConceptConstructors

public SeriesConcept getConceptConstructors()

getConceptOperators

public SeriesConcept getConceptOperators()

getConceptInstance

public Concept getConceptInstance()

getInheritanceList

public Vector getInheritanceList()

putOperator

public final void putOperator(mn8Method method)

putMethod

public final void putMethod(mn8Method method)

removeMethod

public final void removeMethod(String methodSignature)

getConstructor

public mn8Method getConstructor(String methodSignature)

getInheritanceMethods

public Hashtable getInheritanceMethods()

putAttribute

public void putAttribute(FieldConcept attributeDef)

removeAttribute

public void removeAttribute(String attribName)

getAttribute

public FieldDefinition getAttribute(String attribName)

getAttributeField

public FieldDefinition getAttributeField(String attribName)

putElement

public void putElement(FieldConcept elementDef)

getElement

public FieldDefinition getElement(String elementName)

getConceptElementField

public FieldDefinition getConceptElementField(StringConcept elementName)

getConceptElementField

public FieldDefinition getConceptElementField(String elementName)

getConceptOperator

public final mn8Method getConceptOperator(StringConcept methodSignature)

getConceptOperator

public final mn8Method getConceptOperator(String methodSignature)

getConceptMethod

public final mn8Method getConceptMethod(StringConcept methodSignature)

hasConceptMethod

public LogicalConcept hasConceptMethod(StringConcept methodSignature)

getConceptMethod

public final mn8Method getConceptMethod(String methodSignature)

getConceptConstructor

public final mn8Method getConceptConstructor(StringConcept methodSignature)

getConceptConstructor

public final mn8Method getConceptConstructor(String methodSignature)

extendsConcept

public final LogicalConcept extendsConcept(StringConcept conceptType)

main

public static void main(String[] args)

getAllInheritedConcepts

public SeriesConcept getAllInheritedConcepts()

initializeCameleonMethodTable

protected void initializeCameleonMethodTable()