gov.nih.nlm.nls.stmt.Pattern

Class PatternElement

java.lang.Object

gov.nih.nlm.nls.stmt.Pattern.PatternElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

SubtermPatternElement, SynonymPatternElement

public class PatternElement
extends java.lang.Object

This program is Java Object for pattern element: term|start index|end index. This is the root class for SubtermPatternElement and SynonymPatternElement.

History:

Version:

V-2015

Author:

NLM NLS Development Team

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PatternElement() Create a pattern element object by defualt value.
PatternElement(java.lang.String subterm) Create a pattern element object by specifying the subterm.
PatternElement(java.lang.String subterm, int startIndex) Create a pattern element object by specifying the subterm and starting position.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	GetEndIndex() Get the ending position of the pattern element.
int	GetStartIndex() Get the starting position of the pattern element.
java.lang.String	GetSubterm() Get the term of the pattern element.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Test Driver for this class.
void	SetSubterm(java.lang.String subterm) Set the term of the pattern element.
java.lang.String	ToString() Get the string representation of pattern element as term|start index|end index

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PatternElement

public PatternElement()

Create a pattern element object by defualt value. A pattern element is used in a pattern. In other words, a pattern is a collection of pattern elements.

PatternElement

public PatternElement(java.lang.String subterm)

Create a pattern element object by specifying the subterm.

Parameters:

subterm - the subterm of the pattern element.

PatternElement

public PatternElement(java.lang.String subterm,
              int startIndex)

Create a pattern element object by specifying the subterm and starting position.

Parameters:

subterm - the subterm of the pattern element.

startIndex - the starting position of the pattern element.

Method Detail

SetSubterm

public void SetSubterm(java.lang.String subterm)

Set the term of the pattern element.

Parameters:

subterm - the subterm of the pattern element.

GetSubterm

public java.lang.String GetSubterm()

Get the term of the pattern element.

Returns:

subterm of the pattern element.

GetStartIndex

public int GetStartIndex()

Get the starting position of the pattern element.

Returns:

the starting position of the pattern element

GetEndIndex

public int GetEndIndex()

Get the ending position of the pattern element.

Returns:

the ending position of the pattern element

ToString

public java.lang.String ToString()

Get the string representation of pattern element as term|start index|end index

Returns:

the pattern element in string format

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Test Driver for this class.

Parameters:

args - arguments