com.klg.jclass.util.formulae
Class Power

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Operation
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        +--com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Power

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Expression

public class Power

extends Operation

This is a concrete implementation for the exponentiation "^" operation. Exponentiation is normally a binary operation, *???but we also permit the use of one list as the exponents of another???*.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Operation

leftOperand, rightOperand

Constructor Summary

Power()
Create a exponentiation operation

Power(com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Expression base, com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Expression exp)
Create an operation to raise a given of operand to the power of another

Power(com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Expression base, Number exp)
Create an operation to raise an Expression to the power of a Number

Power(Number base, com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Expression exp)
Create an operation to raise a Number to the power of an Expression

Power(Number base, Number exp)
Create an operation to raise a Number to the power of another

Method Summary

com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Result

evaluate() Return the result of raising the first operand to the power of the second

Methods inherited from class com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Operation

clone

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Power

public Power()

Create a exponentiation operation

Power

public Power(com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Expression base,
             com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Expression exp)

Create an operation to raise a given of operand to the power of another

Power

public Power(com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Expression base,
             Number exp)

Create an operation to raise an Expression to the power of a Number

Power

public Power(Number base,
             com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Expression exp)

Create an operation to raise a Number to the power of an Expression

Power

public Power(Number base,
             Number exp)

Create an operation to raise a Number to the power of another

Method Detail

evaluate

public com.klg.jclass.util.formulae.Result evaluate()

Return the result of raising the first operand to the power of the second

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Expression

Specified by:

evaluate in class Operation

Returns:

The result of first^second