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)

Field Summary

private static java.lang.String	closeBracketSymbol
private java.lang.String	edgeName
private java.lang.String	edgeType
private java.lang.String	edgeValueAsString
private static java.lang.String	hideSeperator
private Span	newSpan
private static java.lang.String	openBracketSymbol
private java.util.ArrayList	path
private static java.lang.String	seperator

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

private static java.lang.String	changeInternalSeperators(java.lang.String orig, java.lang.String from, java.lang.String to) Change internal seperators from one character to another
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.
private java.lang.String	makeStringOfArgs(java.lang.String[] args) Given an array of string representations of edge spans, return a string representation of the edge value
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

Field Detail

edgeName

private java.lang.String edgeName

edgeType

private java.lang.String edgeType

edgeValueAsString

private java.lang.String edgeValueAsString

path

private java.util.ArrayList path

newSpan

private Span newSpan

openBracketSymbol

private static final java.lang.String openBracketSymbol

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Constant Field Values

closeBracketSymbol

private static final java.lang.String closeBracketSymbol

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Constant Field Values

seperator

private static final java.lang.String seperator

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Constant Field Values

hideSeperator

private static final java.lang.String hideSeperator

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Constant Field Values

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

makeStringOfArgs

private java.lang.String makeStringOfArgs(java.lang.String[] args)

Given an array of string representations of edge spans, return a string representation of the edge value

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 <>>>

changeInternalSeperators

private static java.lang.String changeInternalSeperators(java.lang.String orig,
                                                         java.lang.String from,
                                                         java.lang.String to)

Change internal seperators from one character to another