org.expasy.jpl.commons.collection.symbol
Interface DataSymbolRegister<T>

All Superinterfaces:

AlphabetView<T>, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDataSymbolRegister

public interface DataSymbolRegister<T>
extends AlphabetView<T>, Serializable

A symbol manager makes the link between symbols and T-typed data.

Version:

1.0

Author:

nikitin

Method Summary

Map<Character,T>	createDataMap()
void	link(Symbol<T> symbol, T data) link a symbol to its data
T	lookupData(char name)
T	lookupData(Symbol<T> symbol)

Methods inherited from interface org.expasy.jpl.commons.collection.symbol.AlphabetView

getLetters, getRegEx, getSymbolNumber, hasSymbol, lookupSymbol, lookupSymbolNode

Method Detail

lookupData

T lookupData(Symbol<T> symbol)

Returns:

the T-data mapped by the terminal symbol

lookupData

T lookupData(char name)

Returns:

the T-data mapped by the terminal named symbol

createDataMap

Map<Character,T> createDataMap()

Returns:

a map data char -> T-data object

link

void link(Symbol<T> symbol,
          T data)

link a symbol to its data