Interface TypedStructure

All Known Implementing Classes:
ASPOperator.ClingoPredicate, ASPOperator.DLVPredicate, EqualityPredicate, FolActionName, FolFluentName, Functor, InequalityPredicate, PlPredicate, Predicate, TypedStructureAdapter
public interface TypedStructure
This interface defines method which are given by every TypedStructure like a Predicate or an Functor. It has an name, an arity (argument count) and a list of Sort representing the types for the different arguments.
Author:
Tim Janus

  • Method Details

    • getName

      String getName()
      Returns:
      the unique name of the structure

    • setName

      void setName(String name) throws LanguageException
      Changes the name of the Structure
      Parameters:
      name - The new name of the structure
      Throws:
      LanguageException - if the new name is illegal in the language.

    • getArity

      int getArity()
      Returns:
      the arity of this structure

    • getArgumentTypes

      List<Sort> getArgumentTypes()
      Returns:
      An unmodifiable list which length equals the arity of the predicate if the structure isComplete().

    • addArgumentType

      void addArgumentType(Sort argType) throws LanguageException
      Adds the given Sort as argument type to the typed Structure
      Parameters:
      argType - The Sort descibing the argument type
      Throws:
      LanguageException - if there is some language issue

    • removeArgumentType

      Sort removeArgumentType(int index) throws LanguageException
      Removes the argument type at the specified index
      Parameters:
      index - The index
      Returns:
      A reference to the sort that has been remove or null if no sort has been removed.
      Throws:
      LanguageException - if something is wrong with the language

    • removeArgumentType

      boolean removeArgumentType(Sort argType) throws LanguageException
      Removes the given Sort from the list of argument types
      Parameters:
      argType - The Sort which is removed
      Returns:
      true if the Sort exists in the list of argument types and is successfully removed, false otherwise.
      Throws:
      LanguageException - if there is some language issue

    • isTyped

      boolean isTyped()
      Returns:
      true if at least one sort for an argument is not "Thing".

    • isComplete

      boolean isComplete()
      Returns:
      true if the arity of this structure matches the length of it's arguments, false if the arity is bigger than the length of it's arguments.

    • clone

      TypedStructure clone()
      Creates a deep copy of this object
      Returns:
      A deep copy of this object