com.perisic.ring
Class RingElt

java.lang.Object
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public abstract class RingElt

extends java.lang.Object

This abstract class is the base class for all elements of concrete rings.

• Last Change: 13.12.2003: eltToString(), MC.
• Copyright:(c) Marc Conrad, 2002, 2003
• Email: ring@perisic.com. Please let me know if you use this software.
• WWW: www.ring.perisic.com
• The com.perisic.ring library is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).
• If you require the package under a different licence please contact me.
• disclaimer: The classes are provided "as is". There is no warranty implied by using the com.perisic.ring package.

Constructor Summary

RingElt(Ring R)
Constructs the ring element as an element of the ring R.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object ob) Equality is checked via the method equal() of the ring R to which the element belongs.
Ring	getRing() Returns the ring R which has been used for construction of the element.
java.lang.String	toString() The String is found using the eltToString() method of the ring to which the element belongs.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RingElt

public RingElt(Ring R)

Constructs the ring element as an element of the ring R.

Method Detail

getRing

public Ring getRing()

Returns the ring R which has been used for construction of the element.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object ob)

Equality is checked via the method equal() of the ring R to which the element belongs. Before checking for equalitiy, it is tried to map ob to R. If this cannot be done, false is returned.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

The String is found using the eltToString() method of the ring to which the element belongs.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object