Class Multiplicity


  • public final class Multiplicity
    extends Object
    represents a possible number of occurence. Usually, denoted by a pair of integers like (1,1) or (5,10). A special value "unbounded" is allowed as the upper bound.

    For example, (0,unbounded) corresponds to the '*' occurence of DTD. (0,1) corresponds to the '?' occurence of DTD.

    Author:
    Kohsuke KAWAGUCHI
    • Field Detail

      • ZERO

        public static final Multiplicity ZERO
        the constant representing the (0,0) multiplicity.
      • ONE

        public static final Multiplicity ONE
        the constant representing the (1,1) multiplicity.
      • OPTIONAL

        public static final Multiplicity OPTIONAL
        the constant representing the (0,1) multiplicity.
      • STAR

        public static final Multiplicity STAR
        the constant representing the (0,unbounded) multiplicity.
      • PLUS

        public static final Multiplicity PLUS
        the constant representing the (1,unbounded) multiplicity.
    • Method Detail

      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class Object
      • isUnique

        public boolean isUnique()
        returns true if the multiplicity is (1,1).
      • isOptional

        public boolean isOptional()
        returns true if the multiplicity is (0,1)
      • isAtMostOnce

        public boolean isAtMostOnce()
        returns true if the multiplicity is (0,1) or (1,1).
      • isZero

        public boolean isZero()
        returns true if the multiplicity is (0,0).
      • includes

        public boolean includes​(Multiplicity rhs)
        Returns true if the multiplicity represented by this object completely includes the multiplicity represented by the other object. For example, we say [1,3] includes [1,2] but [2,4] doesn't include [1,3].
      • getMaxString

        public String getMaxString()
        Returns the string representation of the 'max' property. Either a number or a token "unbounded".
      • toString

        public String toString()
        gets the string representation. mainly debug purpose.
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object