Package com.mackenziehigh.sexpr

Class Schema

java.lang.Object

com.mackenziehigh.sexpr.Schema

public final class Schema
extends Object

An instance of this class can be used to determine whether a symbolic-expression matches a pattern.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static final class	Schema.Builder	Use an instance of this class to create a Schema object.
static interface	Schema.Match	Result of a match(Sexpr) invocation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Schema.Match	match(Sexpr<?> input)	This method determines whether the given symbolic-expression obeys this schema.
static Schema.Builder	newBuilder()	Builder Factory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

match

public Schema.Match match(Sexpr<?> input)

This method determines whether the given symbolic-expression obeys this schema.

Parameters:

input - is the symbolic-expression that this schema may match.

Returns:

an object that describes the whether the match was successful or not.

newBuilder

public static Schema.Builder newBuilder()

Builder Factory.

Returns:

an object that can be used to build a Schema object.