net.sf.tweety.commons

Class Answer

java.lang.Object

net.sf.tweety.commons.Answer

Direct Known Subclasses:

DelpAnswer

public class Answer
extends java.lang.Object

An abstract answer of a knowledge base to a query.

Author:

Matthias Thimm

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private boolean	answerBoolean The answer of the query if it can be represented as true or false
private java.lang.Double	answerDouble The answer of the query if it can be represented as a number
private BeliefBase	beliefBase The knowledge base of the original query.
private Formula	query The original query for this answer.
private java.lang.String	text A textual description of the answer to the query.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Answer(BeliefBase beliefBase, Formula query) Creates an empty answer for the given query.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	appendText(java.lang.String text) Appends the given text to this answer's text.
boolean	getAnswerBoolean() Returns the boolean form of this answer.
java.lang.Double	getAnswerDouble() Returns the double form of this answer.
BeliefBase	getKnowledgeBase() Returns the knowledge base this answer relates to.
Formula	getQuery() Returns the query this answer relates to.
java.lang.String	getText() Returns the textual description of this answer.
void	setAnswer(boolean answer) The answer of the query in boolean form.
void	setAnswer(java.lang.Double answer) The answer of the query in boolean form.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

query

private Formula query

The original query for this answer.

answerBoolean

private boolean answerBoolean

The answer of the query if it can be represented as true or false

answerDouble

private java.lang.Double answerDouble

The answer of the query if it can be represented as a number

beliefBase

private BeliefBase beliefBase

The knowledge base of the original query.

text

private java.lang.String text

A textual description of the answer to the query.

Constructor Detail

Answer

public Answer(BeliefBase beliefBase,
              Formula query)

Creates an empty answer for the given query.

Parameters:

query - a query.

Method Detail

appendText

public void appendText(java.lang.String text)

Appends the given text to this answer's text.

Parameters:

text - a string.

setAnswer

public void setAnswer(boolean answer)

The answer of the query in boolean form.

Parameters:

answer - a boolean

setAnswer

public void setAnswer(java.lang.Double answer)

The answer of the query in boolean form.

Parameters:

answer - a boolean

getAnswerBoolean

public boolean getAnswerBoolean()

Returns the boolean form of this answer.

Returns:

the boolean form of this answer.

getAnswerDouble

public java.lang.Double getAnswerDouble()

Returns the double form of this answer.

Returns:

the double form of this answer.

getText

public java.lang.String getText()

Returns the textual description of this answer.

Returns:

the textual description of this answer.

getQuery

public Formula getQuery()

Returns the query this answer relates to.

Returns:

the query this answer relates to.

getKnowledgeBase

public BeliefBase getKnowledgeBase()

Returns the knowledge base this answer relates to.

Returns:

the knowledge base this answer relates to.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object