domparser.Rules
Class AbstractRuleset

java.lang.Object
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  +--domparser.Rules.AbstractRuleset

All Implemented Interfaces:

RulesetInterface

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComponentRuleset, ConformanceRuleset, DataValueRuleset, DerivativeRuleset, DescriptionRuleset, EncodingRuleset, EncodingsRuleset, EventFlowRuleset, FieldRuleset, GenericRuleset, ImpNoteRuleset, MessageRuleset, ParagraphRuleset, PostconditionRuleset, PreconditionRuleset, PredicateRuleset, ReferenceRuleset, SegmentGroupRuleset, SegmentRuleset, SpecificationRuleset, STRuleset, SubcomponentRuleset, UseCaseRuleset

public abstract class AbstractRuleset

extends java.lang.Object

implements RulesetInterface

Defines the structure and basic methods for a Ruleset Object.

Version:

1.0

Author:

David Kong, Queen's University, August 2002.

Constructor Summary

AbstractRuleset()
Constructor

Method Summary

void	addRule(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class c, java.lang.Boolean active) Adds a rule to the Ruleset.
java.lang.Boolean[]	getActiveArray() Retrieves the array of Boolean objects defining what rules in the Ruleset are active.
java.lang.Class[]	getAllActiveRules() Retrieves all the active rules in the Ruleset, as an array of Class objects.
java.lang.Class[]	getClasses() Retrieves the Class objects defined in the Ruleset as an array of Class objects.
java.lang.Class	getRule(java.lang.String name) Retrieves a RuleObject from the Ruleset, returned as a Class object.
java.lang.String[]	getRuleNames() Retrieves the names of all the rules in the Ruleset as a String array.
void	trimArrays() Trims the active, classes, names Arraylists

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractRuleset

public AbstractRuleset()

Constructor

Method Detail

addRule

public void addRule(java.lang.String name,
                    java.lang.Class c,
                    java.lang.Boolean active)
             throws HL7Exception

Adds a rule to the Ruleset.

Specified by:

addRule in interface RulesetInterface

Parameters:

name - The name of the rule to add.

c - The class name of the rule to add.

active - The boolean flag for the rule. True means the rule is active.

Throws:

HL7Exception -

getRule

public java.lang.Class getRule(java.lang.String name)
                        throws HL7Exception

Retrieves a RuleObject from the Ruleset, returned as a Class object.

Specified by:

getRule in interface RulesetInterface

Parameters:

name - The name of the rule to retrieve.

Throws:

HL7Exception -

getRuleNames

public java.lang.String[] getRuleNames()
                                throws HL7Exception

Retrieves the names of all the rules in the Ruleset as a String array.

Specified by:

getRuleNames in interface RulesetInterface

Throws:

HL7Exception -

getAllActiveRules

public java.lang.Class[] getAllActiveRules()
                                    throws HL7Exception

Retrieves all the active rules in the Ruleset, as an array of Class objects.

Specified by:

getAllActiveRules in interface RulesetInterface

Throws:

HL7Exception -

trimArrays

public void trimArrays()

Trims the active, classes, names Arraylists

Specified by:

trimArrays in interface RulesetInterface

getClasses

public java.lang.Class[] getClasses()
                             throws HL7Exception

Retrieves the Class objects defined in the Ruleset as an array of Class objects.

Specified by:

getClasses in interface RulesetInterface

Throws:

HL7Exception -

getActiveArray

public java.lang.Boolean[] getActiveArray()
                                   throws HL7Exception

Retrieves the array of Boolean objects defining what rules in the Ruleset are active.

Specified by:

getActiveArray in interface RulesetInterface