SenderBehaviour (de.enflexit.jade 4.6.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- jade.core.behaviours.Behaviour
- - jade.core.behaviours.SimpleBehaviour
  - - jade.core.behaviours.OneShotBehaviour
    - - jade.core.behaviours.SenderBehaviour

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Serializable
```
public final class SenderBehaviour
extends OneShotBehaviour
```
Behaviour for sending an ACL message. This class encapsulates a send() as an atomic operation. This behaviour sends a given ACL message and terminates.

Version:

$Date$ $Revision$

Author:

Giovanni Rimassa - Universita` di Parma

See Also:

ReceiverBehaviour, Agent.send(ACLMessage msg), ACLMessage, Serialized Form

- Nested Class Summary
  - Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class jade.core.behaviours.Behaviour
    Behaviour.RunnableChangedEvent
- Field Summary
  - Fields inherited from class jade.core.behaviours.Behaviour
    myAgent, myEvent, NOTIFY_DOWN, NOTIFY_UP, parent, STATE_BLOCKED, STATE_READY, STATE_RUNNING
- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Constructor Description
  
  SenderBehaviour(Agent a, ACLMessage msg)
  Send a given ACL message.
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  void action()
  Actual behaviour implementation.
  - Methods inherited from class jade.core.behaviours.OneShotBehaviour
    done
  - Methods inherited from class jade.core.behaviours.SimpleBehaviour
    reset
  - Methods inherited from class jade.core.behaviours.Behaviour
    actionWrapper, block, block, getAgent, getBehaviourName, getDataStore, getExecutionState, getParent, getRestartCounter, handle, handleBlockEvent, handleRestartEvent, isRunnable, onEnd, onStart, restart, root, setAgent, setBehaviourName, setDataStore, setExecutionState
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - SenderBehaviour
```
public SenderBehaviour(Agent a,
                       ACLMessage msg)
```
    Send a given ACL message. This constructor creates a SenderBehaviour which sends an ACL message.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - The agent this behaviour belongs to, and that will send() the message.
    
    msg - An ACL message to send.
- Method Detail
  - action
```
public void action()
```
    Actual behaviour implementation. This method sends an ACL message, using either the given AgentGroup or the :receiver message slot to get the message recipient names.
    
    Specified by:
    
    action in class Behaviour
    
    See Also:
    
    CompositeBehaviour