Package eu.bandm.tools.paisley

Class Transform<A,B>

java.lang.Object

eu.bandm.tools.paisley.AbstractPattern<A>

eu.bandm.tools.paisley.Unary<B,A>

eu.bandm.tools.paisley.Transform<A,B>

Type Parameters:

A - the target type of the containing pattern

B - the target type of the contained subpattern

All Implemented Interfaces:

Pattern<A>, Serializable, Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

RestrictedTransform, TotalTransform

@Generated(generator="eu.bandm.tools.expander",
           version="",
           timestamp="2026-01-12T17:56:31")
public abstract class Transform<A,B>
extends Unary<B,A>

Abstract base class for patterns that delegate transformed targets to a subpattern.

Subclasses must implement the Pattern.match(A) and the apply(A) method.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface eu.bandm.tools.paisley.Pattern

none

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	Transform(Pattern<? super B> body)	Creates a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract B	apply(A target)	Transforms a target to be matched into a target for the subpattern.

Methods inherited from class eu.bandm.tools.paisley.Unary

binds, clear, cut, fork, getBody, isDeterministic, matchAgain, preserves, preserves, setBody

Methods inherited from class eu.bandm.tools.paisley.AbstractPattern

clone, doclone

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface eu.bandm.tools.paisley.Pattern

and, andThen, andThen, clear, cut, enPassant, flatten, limit, match, matches, matchOnce, matchVar, narrow, noMatch, or, orElse, orElse, someMatch, uniquely, unlessNull

Constructor Details

Transform

protected Transform(Pattern<? super B> body)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

body - the subpattern

Method Details

apply

public abstract B apply(A target)

Transforms a target to be matched into a target for the subpattern.

Parameters:

target - the target for this pattern to be matched against.

Returns:

a target for Unary.body to be matched against.