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Class Named

java.lang.Object
  formulaVisited.Named

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

Direct Known Subclasses:

LogicalVariable

public abstract class Named
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable

The superclass of all named objects in the package.

Constructor Summary

Named(java.lang.String _name)

Method Summary

int	compareTo(java.lang.Object _b) Compares two named objects for order, by name.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object _b) Compares two named objects for equality, by name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Named

public Named(java.lang.String _name)

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object _b)

Compares two named objects for equality, by name.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

_b - The other object.

Returns:

true iff this objects's name is the same as the other's.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - If the other object is not also a named object.

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object _b)

Compares two named objects for order, by name.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

_b - The other object.

Returns:

-1, 0, or 1 iff this object's name is less than, the same as, or greater than the other's.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - If the other object is not also a named object.