Compound

java.lang.Object
- org.prolog4j.Compound

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public class Compound
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
Represents a Prolog compound term. Prolog compound terms for which no default way of conversion exists will be converted to a Compound object.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Compound(String functor, Object... args)
Constructs a compound term.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`Object`	`getArg(int index)`	Returns the index-th argument of the compound term.
`Object[]`	`getArgs()`	Returns the arguments of the compound term.
`int`	`getArity()`	Returns the arity (the number of arguments) of the compound term.
`String`	`getFunctor()`	Returns the functor of the compound term.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Compound
```
public Compound(String functor,
                Object... args)
```
    Constructs a compound term. A compound term must have at least one argument. Please note, that the array is not cloned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    functor - the functor of the compound term
    
    args - the arguments of the compound term
- Method Detail
  - getFunctor
```
public String getFunctor()
```
    Returns the functor of the compound term.
    
    Returns:
    
    the functor of the compound term
  - getArity
```
public int getArity()
```
    Returns the arity (the number of arguments) of the compound term.
    
    Returns:
    
    the arity of the compound term
  - getArgs
```
public Object[] getArgs()
```
    Returns the arguments of the compound term.
    
    Returns:
    
    the arguments of the compound term
  - getArg
```
public Object getArg(int index)
```
    Returns the index-th argument of the compound term. Numbering starts from 0.
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - the number of the required argument
    
    Returns:
    
    the index-th argument of the compound term
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object