org.expasy.jpl.commons.collection.symbol
Class AbstractSymbol<T>

java.lang.Object
  org.expasy.jpl.commons.collection.symbol.AbstractSymbol<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the symbol type.

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Symbol<T>

public abstract class AbstractSymbol<T>
extends Object
implements Symbol<T>, Serializable

The basic symbol class.

Version:

1.0

Author:

nikitin

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.expasy.jpl.commons.collection.symbol.Symbol

Symbol.SymbolType<T>

Field Summary

protected char	name the symbol character
protected Symbol.SymbolType<T>	type the symbol type

Constructor Summary

	AbstractSymbol() for serialization only
protected	AbstractSymbol(char name, Symbol.SymbolType<T> type)

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object o)
char	getName()
Symbol.SymbolType<T>	getType()
int	hashCode()
static <T> Symbol<T>	newSymbolInstance(Class<? extends Symbol<T>> cls, Symbol.SymbolType<T> type, char c)
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

name

protected char name

the symbol character

type

protected Symbol.SymbolType<T> type

the symbol type

Constructor Detail

AbstractSymbol

public AbstractSymbol()

for serialization only

AbstractSymbol

protected AbstractSymbol(char name,
                         Symbol.SymbolType<T> type)

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

getName

public char getName()

Specified by:

getName in interface Symbol<T>

Returns:

the symbol name character

getType

public Symbol.SymbolType<T> getType()

Specified by:

getType in interface Symbol<T>

Returns:

the symbol type

newSymbolInstance

public static <T> Symbol<T> newSymbolInstance(Class<? extends Symbol<T>> cls,
                                              Symbol.SymbolType<T> type,
                                              char c)

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object