Interface ElemFactory<C extends Element<C>>

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      C copy​(C c)
      Create a copy of Element c.
      C fromInteger​(long a)
      Get the Element for a.
      C fromInteger​(java.math.BigInteger a)
      Get the Element for a.
      java.util.List<C> generators()
      Get a list of the generating elements.
      boolean isFinite()
      Is this structure finite or infinite.
      C parse​(java.io.Reader r)
      Parse from Reader.
      C parse​(java.lang.String s)
      Parse from String.
      C random​(int n)
      Generate a random Element with size less equal to n.
      C random​(int n, java.util.Random random)
      Generate a random Element with size less equal to n.
      java.lang.String toScript()
      Get a scripting compatible string representation.
      default C valueOf​(java.lang.String s)
      Value from String.
    • Method Detail

      • generators

        java.util.List<Cgenerators()
        Get a list of the generating elements.
        Returns:
        list of generators for the algebraic structure.
      • isFinite

        boolean isFinite()
        Is this structure finite or infinite.
        Returns:
        true if this structure is finite, else false.
      • fromInteger

        C fromInteger​(long a)
        Get the Element for a.
        Parameters:
        a - long
        Returns:
        element corresponding to a.
      • fromInteger

        C fromInteger​(java.math.BigInteger a)
        Get the Element for a.
        Parameters:
        a - java.math.BigInteger.
        Returns:
        element corresponding to a.
      • random

        C random​(int n)
        Generate a random Element with size less equal to n.
        Parameters:
        n -
        Returns:
        a random element.
      • random

        C random​(int n,
                 java.util.Random random)
        Generate a random Element with size less equal to n.
        Parameters:
        n -
        random - is a source for random bits.
        Returns:
        a random element.
      • copy

        C copy​(C c)
        Create a copy of Element c.
        Parameters:
        c -
        Returns:
        a copy of c.
      • valueOf

        default C valueOf​(java.lang.String s)
        Value from String.
        Parameters:
        s - String.
        Returns:
        a Element corresponding to s.
      • parse

        C parse​(java.lang.String s)
        Parse from String.
        Parameters:
        s - String.
        Returns:
        a Element corresponding to s.
      • parse

        C parse​(java.io.Reader r)
        Parse from Reader.
        Parameters:
        r - Reader.
        Returns:
        the next Element found on r.
      • toScript

        java.lang.String toScript()
        Get a scripting compatible string representation.
        Returns:
        script compatible representation for this ElemFactory.