edu.umd.cs.psl.model.argument

Class Variable

java.lang.Object

edu.umd.cs.psl.model.argument.Variable

All Implemented Interfaces:

Term

public class Variable
extends Object
implements Term

A variable Term.

Variables are wildcards used to match GroundTerms.

Author:

Matthias Broecheler

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Variable(String name) Constructs a Variable, given a name.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object oth) Checks equality with another object.
String	getName()
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Variable

public Variable(String name)

Constructs a Variable, given a name.

Parameters:

name - A string ID

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Returns:

the Variable's name

toString

public String toString()

Specified by:

toString in interface Term

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

getName()

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Specified by:

hashCode in interface Term

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

hash code

equals

public boolean equals(Object oth)

Checks equality with another object.

Specified by:

equals in interface Term

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

oth - Object to check for equality

Returns:

TRUE if oth is a Variable with the same name