Package parsing

Class FunctionParser

Object

FunctionParser

public class FunctionParser
extends Object

FunctionParser provides the central methods to execute the conversion of a function from a user-inputted string to an instance of GeneralFunction.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static GeneralFunction	parseInfix(String infix)	Parses infix to a GeneralFunction using toPostfix(String) and parsePostfix(List)
static GeneralFunction	parsePostfix(List<String> postfix)	Parses an array of postfix tokens into a GeneralFunction
static GeneralFunction	parseSimplified(String infix)	Parses infix using parseInfix(String), then minimally simplifies the output
static List<String>	toPostfix(String infix)	Turns an infix string into a postfix array of tokens

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Method Details

parseInfix

public static GeneralFunction parseInfix(String infix)

Parses infix to a GeneralFunction using toPostfix(String) and parsePostfix(List)

Parameters:

infix - infix string

Returns:

a GeneralFunction corresponding to the infix string

parseSimplified

public static GeneralFunction parseSimplified(String infix)

Parses infix using parseInfix(String), then minimally simplifies the output

Parameters:

infix - infix string

Returns:

a GeneralFunction corresponding to the infix string, minimally simplified

parsePostfix

public static GeneralFunction parsePostfix(List<String> postfix)

Parses an array of postfix tokens into a GeneralFunction

Parameters:

postfix - array of tokens in postfix

Returns:

a GeneralFunction corresponding to the postfix string

toPostfix

public static List<String> toPostfix(String infix)

Turns an infix string into a postfix array of tokens

Parameters:

infix - input string in infix

Returns:

an array of postfix tokens