csheets.core.formula

Class Formula

java.lang.Object

csheets.core.formula.Formula

All Implemented Interfaces:

Expression, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

TestCase

public class Formula
extends Object
implements Expression

A formula in a cell.

Author:

Einar Pehrson

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Formula(Cell cell, Expression expression) Creates a new formula.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	accept(ExpressionVisitor visitor) Accepts to visit the given expression visitor.
Value	evaluate() Evaluates the expression and returns the result.
Cell	getCell() Returns the cell to which the formula belongs.
Expression	getExpression() Returns the expression in the formula.
SortedSet<Reference>	getReferences() Returns the references in the expression.
boolean	hasCircularReference() Checks if the given formula has any circular references.
String	toString() Returns a string representation of the formula.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Formula

public Formula(Cell cell,
       Expression expression)

Creates a new formula.

Parameters:

cell - the cell to which the formula belongs

expression - the expression in the formula

Method Detail

evaluate

public Value evaluate()
               throws IllegalValueTypeException

Description copied from interface: Expression

Evaluates the expression and returns the result.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Expression

Returns:

the result of the evaluation

Throws:

IllegalValueTypeException - if a value of an unexpected type was encountered when evaluating the expression

accept

public Object accept(ExpressionVisitor visitor)

Description copied from interface: Expression

Accepts to visit the given expression visitor.

Specified by:

accept in interface Expression

Parameters:

visitor - the visitor

getCell

public Cell getCell()

Returns the cell to which the formula belongs.

Returns:

the cell to which the formula belongs

getExpression

public Expression getExpression()

Returns the expression in the formula.

Returns:

the expression in the formula

getReferences

public SortedSet<Reference> getReferences()

Returns the references in the expression.

Returns:

the references in the expression

hasCircularReference

public boolean hasCircularReference()

Checks if the given formula has any circular references.

Throws:

CircularReferenceException - if the formula contains any circular references

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of the formula.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of the formula