org.qtitools.qti.node.expression.operator
Class PatternMatch

java.lang.Object
  org.qtitools.qti.node.AbstractNode
      org.qtitools.qti.node.AbstractObject
          org.qtitools.qti.node.expression.AbstractExpression
              org.qtitools.qti.node.expression.operator.PatternMatch

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Expression, ExpressionParent, XmlNode, XmlObject, Validatable

public class PatternMatch
extends AbstractExpression

The patternMatch operator takes A sub-expression which must have single cardinality and A base-type of string. The result is A single boolean with A value of true if the sub-expression matches the regular expression given by pattern and false if it doesn't. If the sub-expression is NULL then the operator results in NULL.

The syntax for the regular expression language is defined in Appendix F of XML.

Current implementation supports only java regular expression language definition!

Author:

Jiri Kajaba

See Also:

Cardinality, BaseType, Serialized Form

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	ATTR_PATTERN_NAME Name of pattern attribute in xml schema.
static java.lang.String	CLASS_TAG Name of this class in xml schema.

Fields inherited from class org.qtitools.qti.node.expression.AbstractExpression

logger

Fields inherited from interface org.qtitools.qti.node.expression.Expression

DISPLAY_NAME

Fields inherited from interface org.qtitools.qti.node.XmlNode

INDENT, NEW_LINE, SIMPLE_NAME_INNER_SEPARATOR, SIMPLE_NAMES_SEPARATOR

Constructor Summary

PatternMatch(ExpressionParent parent)
Constructs expression.

Method Summary

protected Value	evaluateSelf(int depth) Evaluates this expression.
java.lang.String	getClassTag() Gets QTI class name of this node.
java.lang.String	getPattern() Gets value of pattern attribute.
void	setPattern(java.lang.String pattern) Sets new value of pattern attribute.

Methods inherited from class org.qtitools.qti.node.expression.AbstractExpression

evaluate, getBaseType, getCardinality, getChildren, getFirstChild, getParent, getParentRequiredBaseTypes, getParentRequiredCardinalities, getProducedBaseTypes, getProducedCardinalities, getProducedNumericalBaseTypes, getRequiredBaseTypes, getRequiredCardinalities, getRequiredSameBaseTypes, getRequiredSameCardinalities, getSecondChild, getType, getValue, isAnyChildNull, isNull, isVariable, reset, toString, validate

Methods inherited from class org.qtitools.qti.node.AbstractObject

getParentItem, getParentResult, getParentTest, setParent

Methods inherited from class org.qtitools.qti.node.AbstractNode

attrToXmlString, bodyToXmlString, getAttributes, getFullName, getIndent, getNode, getNode, getNode, getNodeGroups, getParentRoot, getSimpleName, getSourceFile, getSourceNode, getSourceString, getSourceUrl, hasChildNodes, load, load, load, load, loadAttributes, readChild, readChildren, setParent, setSourceFile, setSourceNode, setSourceString, setSourceUrl, toXmlString, toXmlString, validateAttributes, validateChildren

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.qtitools.qti.node.XmlObject

getParentItem, getParentResult, getParentTest, setParent

Methods inherited from interface org.qtitools.qti.node.XmlNode

getAttributes, getFullName, getNodeGroups, getParentRoot, getSimpleName, getSourceFile, getSourceNode, getSourceString, getSourceUrl, hasChildNodes, load, load, load, load, setSourceFile, setSourceNode, setSourceString, setSourceUrl, toXmlString, toXmlString

Field Detail

CLASS_TAG

public static final java.lang.String CLASS_TAG

Name of this class in xml schema.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

ATTR_PATTERN_NAME

public static final java.lang.String ATTR_PATTERN_NAME

Name of pattern attribute in xml schema.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

PatternMatch

public PatternMatch(ExpressionParent parent)

Constructs expression.

Parameters:

parent - parent of this expression

Method Detail

getClassTag

public java.lang.String getClassTag()

Description copied from interface: XmlNode

Gets QTI class name of this node.

QTI class name has very important role during loading/saving nodes.

For example: Java class name is AssessmentTest; QTI class name is assessmentTest.

Specified by:

getClassTag in interface XmlNode

Specified by:

getClassTag in class AbstractNode

Returns:

QTI class name of this node

getPattern

public java.lang.String getPattern()

Gets value of pattern attribute.

Returns:

value of pattern attribute

See Also:

setPattern(java.lang.String)

setPattern

public void setPattern(java.lang.String pattern)

Sets new value of pattern attribute.

Parameters:

pattern - new value of pattern attribute

See Also:

getPattern()

evaluateSelf

protected Value evaluateSelf(int depth)

Description copied from class: AbstractExpression

Evaluates this expression. All children must be already evaluated. Contains no checks.

Specified by:

evaluateSelf in class AbstractExpression

Parameters:

depth - depth of this expression in expression tree (root's depth = 0)

Returns:

result of evaluation