JSci.maths.categories
Class Preorder

java.lang.Object
  extended by JSci.maths.categories.Preorder
All Implemented Interfaces:
Category

public final class Preorder
extends java.lang.Object
implements Category

The Preorder class encapsulates preorders as categories.


Nested Class Summary
 class Preorder.Relation
           
 class Preorder.RelationSet
           
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface JSci.maths.categories.Category
Category.HomSet, Category.Morphism
 
Constructor Summary
Preorder(int n)
          Constructs a preorder category.
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.Object cardinality(java.lang.Object a)
          Returns the cardinality of an object.
 Category.HomSet hom(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object b)
          Returns a hom-set.
 Category.Morphism identity(java.lang.Object a)
          Returns the identity morphism for an object.
 java.lang.Object initial()
           
 int ordinal()
          Returns the ordinal that this category represents.
 java.lang.Object terminal()
           
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

Preorder

public Preorder(int n)
Constructs a preorder category.

Method Detail

identity

public Category.Morphism identity(java.lang.Object a)
Returns the identity morphism for an object.

Specified by:
identity in interface Category
Parameters:
a - an Integer.

cardinality

public java.lang.Object cardinality(java.lang.Object a)
Returns the cardinality of an object.

Specified by:
cardinality in interface Category
Parameters:
a - an Integer.
Returns:
an Integer.

hom

public Category.HomSet hom(java.lang.Object a,
                           java.lang.Object b)
Returns a hom-set.

Specified by:
hom in interface Category

initial

public java.lang.Object initial()

terminal

public java.lang.Object terminal()

ordinal

public int ordinal()
Returns the ordinal that this category represents.