org.hecl

Class GroupThing

java.lang.Object

org.hecl.GroupThing

All Implemented Interfaces:

RealThing

public class GroupThing
extends java.lang.Object
implements RealThing

The GroupThing class is for Hecl "groups". For instance, "foo $foo [foo]" must have its components kept together, and is not a proper list.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GroupThing(java.lang.String s) Creates a new GroupThing instance from a string.
GroupThing(java.util.Vector v) Creates a new GroupThing instance from a vector.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Thing	create(java.util.Vector v) The create method takes a Vector of Things and creates a Thing containing a GroupThing.
RealThing	deepcopy() deepcopy makes a copy of a GroupThing and all its elements.
static java.util.Vector	get(Thing thing) get returns a Vector containing other Things, representing a group, from a Thing.
java.lang.String	getStringRep() getStringRep returns a string representation of the group.
java.lang.String	thingclass()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GroupThing

public GroupThing(java.util.Vector v)

Creates a new GroupThing instance from a vector.

Parameters:

v - a Vector value

GroupThing

public GroupThing(java.lang.String s)

Creates a new GroupThing instance from a string.

Parameters:

s - a String value

Method Detail

create

public static Thing create(java.util.Vector v)

The create method takes a Vector of Things and creates a Thing containing a GroupThing.

Parameters:

v - a Vector value

Returns:

a Thing value

thingclass

public java.lang.String thingclass()

Specified by:

thingclass in interface RealThing

get

public static java.util.Vector get(Thing thing)
                            throws HeclException

get returns a Vector containing other Things, representing a group, from a Thing.

Parameters:

thing - a Thing value

Returns:

a Vector value

Throws:

HeclException

deepcopy

public RealThing deepcopy()
                   throws HeclException

deepcopy makes a copy of a GroupThing and all its elements.

Specified by:

deepcopy in interface RealThing

Returns:

a RealThing value

Throws:

HeclException

getStringRep

public java.lang.String getStringRep()

getStringRep returns a string representation of the group.

Specified by:

getStringRep in interface RealThing

Returns:

a String value