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Class RuleList

java.lang.Object
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public class RuleList

extends java.lang.Object

Implements a set of rules.

Constructor Summary

RuleList()
Create a new, empty, set of rules.

Method Summary

void	addRule(java.lang.String[] pattern, java.lang.Object value) Add a new rule.
java.lang.Object	findValue(java.lang.String[] values) Find the first matching rule for the given values.
java.lang.Object	getDefaultValue() Get the default value.
void	setDefaultValue(java.lang.Object v) Set the default value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RuleList

public RuleList()

Create a new, empty, set of rules.

Method Detail

setDefaultValue

public void setDefaultValue(java.lang.Object v)

Set the default value. By default, this value is null.

Parameters:

v - new default value.

getDefaultValue

public java.lang.Object getDefaultValue()

Get the default value.

Returns:

the default value.

addRule

public void addRule(java.lang.String[] pattern,
                    java.lang.Object value)

Add a new rule. The rule uses the given array of list patterns (see ListHandler) and has the given value.

Parameters:

pattern - array of pattern.

value - rule value.

findValue

public java.lang.Object findValue(java.lang.String[] values)

Find the first matching rule for the given values.

Parameters:

values - array of values to be tested againts patterns.

Returns:

value of the first matching rule, or default value if no matcing rule is found.