net.sf.tweety.arg.deductive.semantics

Class DeductiveArgument

java.lang.Object

net.sf.tweety.arg.deductive.semantics.DeductiveArgument

Direct Known Subclasses:

DeductiveArgumentNode

public class DeductiveArgument
extends java.lang.Object

Instances of this class represent arguments in the sense of Definition 3.1 in

Philippe Besnard and Anthony Hunter. A logic-based theory of deductive arguments. In Artificial Intelligence, 128(1-2):203-235, 2001.

Author:

Matthias Thimm

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private PropositionalFormula	claim The claim of this argument.
private java.util.Collection<? extends PropositionalFormula>	support The support of this argument.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DeductiveArgument(java.util.Collection<? extends PropositionalFormula> support, PropositionalFormula claim) Creates a new deductive argument with the given support and claim.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
PropositionalFormula	getClaim() Returns the claim of this argument.
java.util.Collection<? extends PropositionalFormula>	getSupport() Returns the support of this argument.
int	hashCode()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

support

private java.util.Collection<? extends PropositionalFormula> support

The support of this argument.

claim

private PropositionalFormula claim

The claim of this argument.

Constructor Detail

DeductiveArgument

public DeductiveArgument(java.util.Collection<? extends PropositionalFormula> support,
                         PropositionalFormula claim)

Creates a new deductive argument with the given support and claim.

Parameters:

support - a set of formulas.

claim - a formula.

Method Detail

getSupport

public java.util.Collection<? extends PropositionalFormula> getSupport()

Returns the support of this argument.

Returns:

the support of this argument.

getClaim

public PropositionalFormula getClaim()

Returns the claim of this argument.

Returns:

the claim of this argument.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object