Changes between Version 9 and Version 10 of Things To Do

Timestamp:

01/30/10 14:12:14 (16 years ago)

Author:

Stephen Siegel

Comment:

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Things To Do

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  * ModelFactoryIF
-    * ParameterIF newParameter(TypeIF type, String name); /* like newVariable */
+ * ParameterIF newParameter(TypeIF type, String name);
+       * creates a new parameter with given name 
+ * ModelIF
+    * void addParameter(ParameterIF parameter)
+       * adds a parameter to this model. Parameters are numbered in the order they are added to model, starting from 0.
     * Collection<ParameterIF> parameters();
-    * ParameterIF getParameter(int id);
- * ModelIF
-    * ModelIF instantiate(Map<ParameterIF,Object> parameterValues)
+       * returns the list of parameters for this model
+    * ParameterIF getParameter(int i);
+       * returns the i-th parameter for this model.  
+    * ModelIF instantiate(Map<ParameterIF,Object> parameterValueMap)
+       * returns the model obtained by substituting the values for the corresponding parameters.  Not every parameter need occur as a key in the map.   The resulting model will have parameter set that is the difference 
     * boolean isParametrized()
+       * equivalent to !parameters.isEmpty()
  * Expression
-    * Expression substitute(ParameterIF parameter, Object>
+    * Expression substitute(Map<ParameterIF,Object> parameterValueMap);
+       * each ParameterExpression gets replaced by a LiteralExpression for the value given in the map. If the parameter does not occur in the map, it remains a ParameterExpression
+
+Modify methods:
+
+ * complete: needs to determine if model is parameterized