Package com.aquima.interactions.dtree.impl

Class AbstractNode

java.lang.Object

com.aquima.interactions.dtree.impl.AbstractNode

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AssetAction, AttributeAction, ContainerAction, DecisionTreeCondition, SubTreeAction

public abstract class AbstractNode
extends Object
implements Serializable

Base class for decision tree nodes.

Since:

5.0

Author:

F. van der Meer

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	AbstractNode(IDecisionTree tree, AbstractNode parent, InitializationLookup lookup, IDecisionTreeNodeDS nodeDS)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract AbstractNode[]	getChildren()	This method returns an array containing the child nodes.
protected ICondition	getCondition()	The condition expression in which the 'question-attribute' is used.
protected AttributeReference	getQuestionAttribute()	Returns the question attribute when a question is in place for this condition.
protected IDecisionTree	getTree()
boolean	isActionNode()	This method returns a boolean indicating if this node represents an action node.
protected boolean	isAssetAction()
protected boolean	isAttributeAction()
boolean	isCondition()	This method returns a boolean indicating if this node represents a condition node.
protected boolean	isContainerAction()
protected boolean	isSubtreeAction()
protected AssetAction	toAssetAction()
protected AttributeAction	toAttributeAction()
protected ContainerAction	toContainerAction()
String	toString()
protected SubTreeAction	toSubtreeAction()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractNode

protected AbstractNode(IDecisionTree tree,
                       AbstractNode parent,
                       InitializationLookup lookup,
                       IDecisionTreeNodeDS nodeDS)
                throws InitializationException

Throws:

InitializationException

Method Detail

getChildren

public abstract AbstractNode[] getChildren()

This method returns an array containing the child nodes.

Note: This method is public to allow test-case access, but should not be used outside the tree engine.

Returns:

an array containing the child nodes.

getTree

protected IDecisionTree getTree()

getQuestionAttribute

protected AttributeReference getQuestionAttribute()

Returns the question attribute when a question is in place for this condition.

Returns:

AttributeReference, can be null

getCondition

protected ICondition getCondition()

The condition expression in which the 'question-attribute' is used.

Returns:

the condition which is never null

isActionNode

public boolean isActionNode()

This method returns a boolean indicating if this node represents an action node.

Returns:

a boolean indicating if this node represents an action node.

isCondition

public boolean isCondition()

This method returns a boolean indicating if this node represents a condition node.

Returns:

a boolean indicating if this node represents a condition node.

isAssetAction

protected boolean isAssetAction()

isAttributeAction

protected boolean isAttributeAction()

isContainerAction

protected boolean isContainerAction()

isSubtreeAction

protected boolean isSubtreeAction()

toAssetAction

protected AssetAction toAssetAction()
                             throws DecisionTreeException

Throws:

DecisionTreeException

toAttributeAction

protected AttributeAction toAttributeAction()
                                     throws DecisionTreeException

Throws:

DecisionTreeException

toContainerAction

protected ContainerAction toContainerAction()
                                     throws DecisionTreeException

Throws:

DecisionTreeException

toSubtreeAction

protected SubTreeAction toSubtreeAction()
                                 throws DecisionTreeException

Throws:

DecisionTreeException

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object