Writer

java.lang.Object

org.tweetyproject.commons.Writer

Direct Known Subclasses:: DefaultCondensedProbabilityDistributionWriter, DefaultProbabilityDistributionWriter, MlWriter, PlWriter

public abstract class Writer extends Object

This class represents an abstract writer for writing objects into the file system.

Author:: Matthias Thimm, Anna Gessler

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

Writer()

Creates a new empty writer.

Writer(Object obj)

Creates a new writer for the given object.
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

Object

getObjectToBePrinted()

Returns the object of this writer.

void

setObjectToBePrinted(Object obj)

Sets the object of this writer.

void

writeToFile(String filename)

Writes the object into the given file.

abstract String

writeToString()

Writes the object into a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- Writer
  
  public Writer(Object obj)
  
  Creates a new writer for the given object.
  
  Parameters:
  
  obj - an object.
- Writer
  
  public Writer()
  
  Creates a new empty writer.
Method Details
- setObjectToBePrinted
  
  public void setObjectToBePrinted(Object obj)
  
  Sets the object of this writer.
  
  Parameters:
  
  obj - some object
- getObjectToBePrinted
  
  public Object getObjectToBePrinted()
  
  Returns the object of this writer.
  
  Returns:
  
  the object of this writer.
- writeToString
  
  public abstract String writeToString()
  
  Writes the object into a string.
  
  Returns:
  
  the string representing the object.
- writeToFile
  
  public void writeToFile(String filename) throws IOException
  
  Writes the object into the given file.
  
  Parameters:
  
  filename - the name of the file.
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException - if an IO issue occurs.