edu.columbia.cs.ref.model.constraint.role.impl
Class AndRoleConstraint

java.lang.Object
  edu.columbia.cs.ref.model.constraint.role.impl.AndRoleConstraint

All Implemented Interfaces:

RoleConstraint, java.io.Serializable

public class AndRoleConstraint
extends java.lang.Object
implements RoleConstraint

The Class AndRoleConstraint is an implementation of RoleConstraint that is used to compose several other constraints. This constraint checks if all the constraints passed as input to the constructor check

Since:

2011-09-27

Version:

0.1

Author:

Pablo Barrio, Goncalo Simoes

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AndRoleConstraint(RoleConstraint... constraints)
Instantiates a new and role constraint.

Method Summary

boolean	checkConstraint(Entity role) Check check if the input entity fulfills the constraint
java.util.Set<Entity>	getCompatibleEntities(java.util.Set<Entity> entities) Returns the subset of all the input entities that fulfill the constraint

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AndRoleConstraint

public AndRoleConstraint(RoleConstraint... constraints)

Instantiates a new and role constraint. It receives an undefined number of contraints that must be checked.

Parameters:

constraints - the constraints

Method Detail

checkConstraint

public boolean checkConstraint(Entity role)

Description copied from interface: RoleConstraint

Check check if the input entity fulfills the constraint

Specified by:

checkConstraint in interface RoleConstraint

Parameters:

role - the entity

Returns:

true, if successful

getCompatibleEntities

public java.util.Set<Entity> getCompatibleEntities(java.util.Set<Entity> entities)

Description copied from interface: RoleConstraint

Returns the subset of all the input entities that fulfill the constraint

Specified by:

getCompatibleEntities in interface RoleConstraint

Parameters:

entities - the entities to be checked

Returns:

the compatible entities