/** an element which can produce one of several alternatives */
public class Union extends Element implements Iterable<Sequence> {
+ private final String name;
+ private final boolean synthetic;
+ private final List<Sequence> alternatives = new ArrayList<Sequence>();
+
/**
* Since every cycle in a non-degenerate grammar contains at
* least one Union, every instance of this class must be able to
* @param synthetic if true, this Union's "long form" is "obvious" and should not be displayed when printing the grammar
*/
public Union() { this(null, false); }
- public Union(String shortForm) { this(shortForm, false); }
- public Union(String shortForm, boolean synthetic) {
- this.shortForm = shortForm;
+ public Union(String name) { this(name, false); }
+ public Union(String name, boolean synthetic) {
+ this.name = name;
this.synthetic = synthetic;
}
- final String shortForm;
- final boolean synthetic;
- private final List<Sequence> alternatives = new ArrayList<Sequence>();
-
public Iterator<Sequence> iterator() { return alternatives.iterator(); }
public boolean contains(Sequence s) { return alternatives.contains(s); }
// Display //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
public String getName() {
- if (shortForm != null) return shortForm;
+ if (name != null) return name;
return "(anon_union)";
}
public String toString() {
- if (shortForm != null) return shortForm;
+ if (name != null) return name;
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
sb.append("(");
bodyToString(sb, "", " | ");