samples/apifest1/day1/parsingsolution/src/org/netbeans/apifest/boolcircuit/Circuit.java
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20 package org.netbeans.apifest.boolcircuit;
22 // BEGIN: apifest.day1.parsingsolution.Circuit
25 * First method parse must be called with valid logical expression on
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.
32 public class Circuit {
34 /** Parses logical expression
35 * @param string representation of logical expression
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.
43 public int parse(String expression) {
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.
56 public boolean evaluate(boolean [] x) {
62 // END: apifest.day1.parsingsolution.Circuit