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Class Variable

java.lang.Object
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public class Variable

extends java.lang.Object

This class is the class of variables.

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String[]	domain domain is the array of values this variable can take.
protected java.lang.String	name the external name of the variable
private static int	nextId the identifier of the next variable; also the number of variables assigned.
private int	uniqueId the unique identifier of the variable.

Constructor Summary

Variable(java.lang.String varName, java.lang.String[] domainArray)
Variable constructor creates a variable.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(java.lang.Object var) compares two Variables.
java.lang.String[]	getDomain() returns the domain, the array of values this variable can take.
int	getId() get the unique identifier of the variable
java.lang.String	getName() returns the external name of the variable
int	hashCode() returns a code useful for hashing

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

name

protected java.lang.String name

the external name of the variable

domain

protected java.lang.String[] domain

domain is the array of values this variable can take.

nextId

private static int nextId

the identifier of the next variable; also the number of variables assigned.

uniqueId

private int uniqueId

the unique identifier of the variable.

Constructor Detail

Variable

public Variable(java.lang.String varName,
                java.lang.String[] domainArray)

Variable constructor creates a variable.

Parameters:

varName - string representation of the name

domainString - a string consisting of the domain elements separated by commas.

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

returns the external name of the variable

getDomain

public java.lang.String[] getDomain()

returns the domain, the array of values this variable can take.

getId

public int getId()

get the unique identifier of the variable

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object var)

compares two Variables.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

returns a code useful for hashing

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object