TransitionSymbol (lisa-sdk 0.1 API)

Type Parameters:

T - the concrete type of the symbol

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

Atom, Comp, EmptySet, Or, RegularExpression, Star, TopAtom
```
public interface TransitionSymbol<T>
extends java.lang.Comparable<T>
```
A symbol that can be read by Transitions of an Automaton.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static java.lang.String`	`EPSILON`	The string used to represent an empty transaction symbol, usually called epsilon.
`static java.lang.String`	`UNKNOWN_SYMBOL`	The string used to represent an unknown transaction symbol, that can take the form of any other (e.g., any character, any string, ...).

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isEpsilon()`	Yields `true` if and only if this symbol represents the empty string epsilon.
`int`	`maxLength()`	Yields the maximum length of this symbol.
`int`	`minLength()`	Yields the minimum length of this symbol.
`T`	`reverse()`	Yields a new symbol that corresponds to this one, but read back-to-front.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo

- Field Detail
  - UNKNOWN_SYMBOL
```
static final java.lang.String UNKNOWN_SYMBOL
```
    The string used to represent an unknown transaction symbol, that can take the form of any other (e.g., any character, any string, ...).
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - EPSILON
```
static final java.lang.String EPSILON
```
    The string used to represent an empty transaction symbol, usually called epsilon.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - isEpsilon
```
boolean isEpsilon()
```
    Yields true if and only if this symbol represents the empty string epsilon.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if that condition holds.
  - reverse
```
T reverse()
```
    Yields a new symbol that corresponds to this one, but read back-to-front.
    
    Returns:
    
    the reversed symbol
  - maxLength
```
int maxLength()
```
    Yields the maximum length of this symbol.
    
    Returns:
    
    the maximum length
  - minLength
```
int minLength()
```
    Yields the minimum length of this symbol.
    
    Returns:
    
    the minimum length