com.rubecula.darwin.core
Class Expression_Abstract

java.lang.Object
  com.rubecula.darwin.core.Expression_Abstract

All Implemented Interfaces:

Expression

Direct Known Subclasses:

Expression_Default, Expression_PepperedMoth, Expression_TS

public abstract class Expression_Abstract
extends Object
implements Expression

Abstract class defining base implementation for Expression (of Genes). In particular, the express(Genotype) method is implemented. Extenders must implement the express(Gene) method.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

Robin Hillyard

Field Summary

protected static org.apache.commons.logging.Log

log The logger for this class.

Constructor Summary

Expression_Abstract()

Method Summary

Phenotype

express(Genotype genotype, Factory factory) Apply Genotype_Abstract.autoExpress(Expression, Factory) to the genotype provided and return the result without further ado.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface com.rubecula.darwin.core.Expression

express

Field Detail

log

protected static final org.apache.commons.logging.Log log

The logger for this class.

Constructor Detail

Expression_Abstract

public Expression_Abstract()

Method Detail

express

public Phenotype express(Genotype genotype,
                         Factory factory)

Apply Genotype_Abstract.autoExpress(Expression, Factory) to the genotype provided and return the result without further ado.

Specified by:

express in interface Expression

Parameters:

genotype - The genotype to be expressed.

factory - the implementer of Factory.

Returns:

the expression of genotype as a Phenotype.

See Also:

Expression.express(com.rubecula.darwin.core.Genotype, Factory)