Package ec.gp.ge

Class GrammarFunctionNode

java.lang.Object
ec.gp.ge.GrammarNode
ec.gp.ge.GrammarFunctionNode
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
public class GrammarFunctionNode extends GrammarNode
A GrammarNode representing a GPNode in the GE Grammar. The head of the GrammarFunctionNode is the name of the GPNode in the grammar; and the children are various arguments to the node as defined by the grammar. These are returned by getArgument(...) and getNumArguments(). The GrammarFunctionNode holds a prototypical GPNode from which clones can be made.
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  • Constructor Details

    • GrammarFunctionNode

      public GrammarFunctionNode(GPFunctionSet gpfs, String name)
      Determines the GPNode from the function set by the name. If there is more than one such node (which shouldn't be the case) then only the first such node is used. Stores the prototype.

    • GrammarFunctionNode

      public GrammarFunctionNode(String name)

  • Method Details

    • addArgument

      public void addArgument(GrammarNode arg)
      Adds a given argument to the node.

    • getNumArguments

      public int getNumArguments()
      Returns the number of arguments.

    • getArgument

      public GrammarNode getArgument(int index)
      Returna given argument.

    • getGPNodePrototype

      public GPNode getGPNodePrototype()
      Returns the prototype without cloning it first. Be certain to clone before using.

    • toString

      public String toString()
      A better toString() function -- khaled
      Specified by:
      toString in class GrammarNode