Package jade.domain.introspection

Class BornAgent

java.lang.Object

jade.domain.introspection.BornAgent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Concept, Term, Event, Serializable, Serializable

public class BornAgent
extends Object
implements Event

An introspection event, recording the birth of a new agent within the platform.

Version:

$Date$ $Revision$

Author:

Giovanni Rimassa - Universita' di Parma

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	NAME	A string constant for the name of this event.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BornAgent()	Default constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
AID	getAgent()	Retrieve the value of the agent slot of this event, containing the agent identifier of the newly born agent.
String	getClassName()
String	getCloneOriginator()
String	getName()	Retrieve the name of this event.
String	getOwnership()
String	getState()	Retrieve the value of the state slot of this event, containing the initial state of the newly born agent.
ContainerID	getWhere()	Retrieve the value of the where slot of this event, containing the container identifier of the container where the newly added agent was born.
void	setAgent(AID id)	Set the agent slot of this event.
void	setClassName(String c)	Set the className slot of this event.
void	setCloneOriginator(String cloneOriginator)
void	setOwnership(String o)	Set the ownership slot of this event.
void	setState(String as)	Set the state slot of this event.
void	setWhere(ContainerID id)	Set the where slot of this event.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NAME

public static final String NAME

A string constant for the name of this event.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

BornAgent

public BornAgent()

Default constructor. A default constructor is necessary for ontological classes.

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Retrieve the name of this event.

Specified by:

getName in interface Event

Returns:

A constant value for the event name.

setWhere

public void setWhere(ContainerID id)

Set the where slot of this event.

Parameters:

id - The container identifier of the container where the newly added agent was born.

getWhere

public ContainerID getWhere()

Retrieve the value of the where slot of this event, containing the container identifier of the container where the newly added agent was born.

Returns:

The value of the where slot, or null if no value was set.

setAgent

public void setAgent(AID id)

Set the agent slot of this event.

Parameters:

id - The agent identifier of the newly born agent.

getAgent

public AID getAgent()

Retrieve the value of the agent slot of this event, containing the agent identifier of the newly born agent.

Returns:

The value of the agent slot, or null if no value was set.

setState

public void setState(String as)

Set the state slot of this event.

Parameters:

as - The name of the initial state of the newly born agent.

getState

public String getState()

Retrieve the value of the state slot of this event, containing the initial state of the newly born agent.

Returns:

The value of the state slot, or null if no value was set.

setOwnership

public void setOwnership(String o)

Set the ownership slot of this event.

Parameters:

o - The name of the entity owning the newly born agent.

getOwnership

public String getOwnership()

Returns:

the value of the ownership slot of this event, containing the name of the entity owning the newly born agent.

setClassName

public void setClassName(String c)

Set the className slot of this event.

Parameters:

c - The class name of the newly born agent.

getClassName

public String getClassName()

Returns:

the value of the className slot of this event, containing the class name of the newly born agent.

setCloneOriginator

public void setCloneOriginator(String cloneOriginator)

getCloneOriginator

public String getCloneOriginator()

Returns:

the name of the originator agent in case the newly born agent was cloned. Null otherwise