SymbolicIntegerType.java

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package edu.udel.cis.vsl.sarl.IF.type;

/**
 * 	SymbolicIntegerType is an interface that contains representation for a Symbolic Integer Type:
 * 	It has three kinds: 
 * 		- herbrand: it doesn't do simplifications, when used in equations
 * 		- ideal:
 * 		- bounded:
 * 
 * 	Also it has a method to return the kind of the integer.
 * 
 * 	@author alali
 *
 */
public interface SymbolicIntegerType extends SymbolicType {

	/**
	 * three kinds for the integer type
	 * 
	 * @author alali
	 */
	public enum IntegerKind {
		HERBRAND, IDEAL, BOUNDED
	}

	/**
	 * a method to return the kind of the integer type.
	 * @return IntegerKind: either herbrand, ideal, or bounded.
	 */
	IntegerKind integerKind();

}