Rule

All Known Implementing Classes:

DbContextRule, RuleElement, RuleExtension, RuleFixed, RuleList, RuleOptional, RuleRepeat
```
public interface Rule
```
Represents a BNF rule.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`accept(BnfVisitor visitor)`	Call the visit method in the given visitor.
`boolean`	`autoComplete(Sentence sentence)`	Add the next possible token(s).
`void`	`setLinks(java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,RuleHead> ruleMap)`	Update cross references.

- Method Detail
  - setLinks
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void setLinks(java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,RuleHead> ruleMap)
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    Update cross references.
    
    Parameters:
    
    ruleMap - the reference map
  - autoComplete
```
boolean autoComplete(Sentence sentence)
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    Add the next possible token(s). If there was a match, the query in the sentence is updated (the matched token is removed).
    
    Parameters:
    
    sentence - the sentence context
    
    Returns:
    
    true if a full match
  - accept
```
void accept(BnfVisitor visitor)
```
    Call the visit method in the given visitor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visitor - the visitor