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Class Lexicon.Union

java.lang.Object
  gi.Lexicon.Expression
      gi.Lexicon.Union

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable

Enclosing class:

Lexicon

protected static class Lexicon.Union
extends Lexicon.Expression

This class implements an Expression expressing the union of two regular languages.

Version:

1.3

Author:

© 1999-2009 Craig A. Rich <carich@csupomona.edu>

Constructor Summary

Lexicon.Union(Lexicon.Expression e1, Lexicon.Expression e2)
Constructs an Expression expressing the union of two regular languages, and builds the NFA constructed from this Expression.

Method Summary

Object

clone() Creates a clone of this Expression, and replicates the NFA constructed from this Expression.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Lexicon.Union

public Lexicon.Union(Lexicon.Expression e1,
                     Lexicon.Expression e2)

Constructs an Expression expressing the union of two regular languages, and builds the NFA constructed from this Expression.

Parameters:

e1 - the left operand Expression.

e2 - the right operand Expression.

Method Detail

clone

public Object clone()

Creates a clone of this Expression, and replicates the NFA constructed from this Expression.

Specified by:

clone in class Lexicon.Expression

Returns:

a clone of this Expression.