Expression.BaseExpression

java.lang.Object
- edu.washington.cs.knowitall.regex.Expression.BaseExpression<E>

Type Parameters:

E -

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.google.common.base.Predicate<E>, Expression<E>, java.util.function.Predicate<E>

Enclosing interface:

Expression<E>
```
public abstract static class Expression.BaseExpression<E>
extends java.lang.Object
implements Expression<E>
```
An expression with no subexpression that is evaluated against a token using the supplied delegate.

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface edu.washington.cs.knowitall.regex.Expression
  Expression.AssertionExpression<E>, Expression.BaseExpression<E>, Expression.EndAssertion<E>, Expression.MatchingGroup<E>, Expression.MinMax<E>, Expression.NamedGroup<E>, Expression.NonMatchingGroup<E>, Expression.Option<E>, Expression.Or<E>, Expression.Plus<E>, Expression.Star<E>, Expression.StartAssertion<E>

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

java.lang.String source

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

BaseExpression(java.lang.String source)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract boolean`	`apply(E entity)`	The delegate to evaluate the expression against a token.
`FiniteAutomaton.Automaton<E>`	`build()`	Convert the expression into a NFA.
`int`	`minMatchingLength()`
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.google.common.base.Predicate
equals, test

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Predicate
and, negate, or

- Field Detail
  - source
```
public final java.lang.String source
```
- Constructor Detail
  - BaseExpression
```
public BaseExpression(java.lang.String source)
```
- Method Detail
  - apply
```
public abstract boolean apply(E entity)
```
    The delegate to evaluate the expression against a token.
    
    Specified by:
    
    apply in interface com.google.common.base.Predicate<E>
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
  - build
```
public FiniteAutomaton.Automaton<E> build()
```
    Convert the expression into a NFA.
    
    Specified by:
    
    build in interface Expression<E>
  - minMatchingLength
```
public int minMatchingLength()
```
    Specified by:
    
    minMatchingLength in interface Expression<E>