uk.ac.bbk.dcs.automed.hdmstore
Class Edge

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.bbk.dcs.automed.hdmstore.Edge

public class Edge
extends java.lang.Object

A Edge represents an HDM edge, which can be of any length, each element (or Span) can be a node or an edge and edges can be named (optionally).

Author:

Dean Williams (dean@dcs.bbk.ac.uk)

Constructor Summary

Edge(java.lang.String edgeDef, java.lang.String[] args)
Construct a representation of an edge from a string representing its type and an array of spans

Method Summary

java.lang.String	edgeValueAsString() Get the edge values as a string
static java.lang.String	hideInternalSeperators(java.lang.String orig) Remove commas that are not at the 'top level' e.g.
java.lang.String	name() Get the edge name
java.util.ArrayList	path() Get the edge value as a path of spans
static java.lang.String	returnInternalSeperators(java.lang.String orig) If commas that are not at the 'top level' have been removed, replace them e.g.
java.lang.String	type() Get the edge type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Edge

public Edge(java.lang.String edgeDef,
            java.lang.String[] args)

Construct a representation of an edge from a string representing its type and an array of spans

Method Detail

name

public java.lang.String name()

Get the edge name

type

public java.lang.String type()

Get the edge type

edgeValueAsString

public java.lang.String edgeValueAsString()

Get the edge values as a string

path

public java.util.ArrayList path()

Get the edge value as a path of spans

hideInternalSeperators

public static java.lang.String hideInternalSeperators(java.lang.String orig)

Remove commas that are not at the 'top level' e.g. passing <>>> returns <>>>

returnInternalSeperators

public static java.lang.String returnInternalSeperators(java.lang.String orig)

If commas that are not at the 'top level' have been removed, replace them e.g. passing <>>> returns <>>>