samples/apifest1/day1/parsingsolution/src/org/netbeans/apifest/boolcircuit/Circuit.java
author Jaroslav Tulach <jtulach@netbeans.org>
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:58:11 +0200
changeset 154 0fd5e9c500b9
parent 153 b5cbb797ec0a
permissions -rw-r--r--
Merge: Geertjan's changs up to 2000
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    19 
    20 package org.netbeans.apifest.boolcircuit;
    21 
    22 // BEGIN: apifest.day1.parsingsolution.Circuit
    23 /**
    24  * Usage:
    25  * First method parse must be called with valid logical expression on 
    26  * input.
    27  * If it returns zero then it is possible to call method evaluate with 
    28  * array of input values as parameter. Method evaluate can be invoked 
    29  * many time with different input values.
    30  * Method parse can be called anytime to change logical expression.
    31  */
    32 public class Circuit {
    33     
    34     /** Parses logical expression
    35      * @param string representation of logical expression
    36      * Valid tokens:
    37      * Input values are represented by x and number starting from 1 eg.: x1
    38      * AND, NOT, OR and brackets '(',')' can be used.
    39      * Example of valid expression: x1 AND x2
    40      * @return 0 when input expression is validated and parsed. 
    41      * Return nonzero value otherwise.
    42      */
    43     public int parse(String expression) {
    44         return 0;
    45     }
    46     
    47     /** Evaluate logical expression
    48      * @param array of boolean input values. Size of array must
    49      * correspond to number of variables used in expression
    50      * If size of array is bigger then only first N values are used 
    51      * to evaluate expression. Remaining values are ignored.
    52      * If size of array is smaller then IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
    53      * If no expression is set by method parse then 
    54      * IllegalStateException is thrown.
    55      */
    56     public boolean evaluate(boolean [] x) {
    57         return true;
    58         
    59     }
    60     
    61 }
    62 // END: apifest.day1.parsingsolution.Circuit
    63