org.sazonov.fuzzy.engine
Class RuleBlock

java.lang.Object
  org.sazonov.fuzzy.engine.RuleBlock

public class RuleBlock

extends java.lang.Object

Class for a block of fuzzy rules

Version:

2000 Original, v0.1, Edward S. Sazonov (esazonov@usa.com), 12/19/2003 Modifications, v0.2, Nazario Irizarry (naz-irizarry@excite.com)

Author:

Edward Sazonov

Method Summary

void	executeRules() Evaluates this block.
void	executeRules(java.io.PrintWriter out) Evaluates this block.
java.lang.String	getDescription() This method is a start (albeit trivial) to move towards JSR94
FuzzyState	getFuzzyState()
java.lang.String	getName() This method is a start (albeit trivial) to move towards JSR94
java.util.List	getRules() This method is a start (albeit trivial) to move towards JSR94
boolean	hasRuleFired() Returns true if any rule in the block has fired during a call to evaluateBlock() or evaluateBlockText().
void	setDescription(java.lang.String description) Set description
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Set its name

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getFuzzyState

public FuzzyState getFuzzyState()

executeRules

public void executeRules()
                  throws EvaluationException

Evaluates this block.

Throws:

EvaluationException

executeRules

public void executeRules(java.io.PrintWriter out)
                  throws EvaluationException

Evaluates this block. If the parameter is not null it is used to write evaluation restuls for every expression in the rule.

Parameters:

out - is the writer to write a "list" of rule fireings, it can be null

Throws:

EvaluationException

hasRuleFired

public boolean hasRuleFired()

Returns true if any rule in the block has fired during a call to evaluateBlock() or evaluateBlockText().

Returns:

boolean

getRules

public java.util.List getRules()

This method is a start (albeit trivial) to move towards JSR94

Returns:

a List of the rules in this block

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

This method is a start (albeit trivial) to move towards JSR94

Returns:

the name of this block of rules

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

This method is a start (albeit trivial) to move towards JSR94

Returns:

the description of this block of rules

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Set its name

setDescription

public void setDescription(java.lang.String description)

Set description