burlap.mdp.core.state

Class StateUtilities

java.lang.Object

burlap.mdp.core.state.StateUtilities

public class StateUtilities
extends java.lang.Object

A class with static methods for common tasks with states.

Author:

James MacGlashan.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	stateToString(State s) A standard method for turning an arbitrary State into a String representation.
static java.lang.Boolean	stringOrBoolean(java.lang.Object o) Takes an input object, typically value to which a variable should be set, that is either a String representation of a boolean, or a Boolean, and returns the corresponding Boolean.
static java.lang.Number	stringOrNumber(java.lang.Object o) Takes an input object, typically value to which a variable should be set, that is either a String representation of a number, or a Number, and returns the corresponding Number.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

stringOrNumber

public static java.lang.Number stringOrNumber(java.lang.Object o)

Takes an input object, typically value to which a variable should be set, that is either a String representation of a number, or a Number, and returns the corresponding Number. If the input is not a number or string representation of a number, a runtime exception is thrown.

Parameters:

o - the input object that is either a String or a Number

Returns:

the corresponding Number.

stringOrBoolean

public static java.lang.Boolean stringOrBoolean(java.lang.Object o)

Takes an input object, typically value to which a variable should be set, that is either a String representation of a boolean, or a Boolean, and returns the corresponding Boolean. If the input is not a boolean or string representation of a boolean, a runtime exception is thrown.

Parameters:

o - the input object that is either a String or a Boolean

Returns:

the corresponding Boolean.

stateToString

public static java.lang.String stateToString(State s)

A standard method for turning an arbitrary State into a String representation. Often used for the Object.toString() implementation of a State.

Parameters:

s - the input State

Returns:

the String representation.