Package org.opennars.language

Class Instance

java.lang.Object

org.opennars.language.Instance

public abstract class Instance
extends Object

A Statement about an Instance relation, which is used only in Narsese for I/O, and translated into Inheritance for internal use.

Author:

Patrick Hammer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Instance()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Inheritance	make(Term subject, Term predicate)	Try to make a new compound from two components.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Instance

public Instance()

Method Detail

make

public static Inheritance make(Term subject,
                               Term predicate)

Try to make a new compound from two components. Called by the inference rules.

A {-- B becomes {A} --> B

Parameters:

subject - The first component

predicate - The second component

Returns:

A compound generated or null