Package jade.content

Class OntoACLMessage

java.lang.Object

jade.lang.acl.ACLMessage

jade.content.OntoACLMessage

All Implemented Interfaces:

AgentAction, Concept, ContentElement, Term, Serializable, Serializable, Cloneable

public class OntoACLMessage
extends ACLMessage
implements AgentAction

Utility class that allow using an ACLMessage object as an ontological agent action.

Author:

Giovanni Caire - TILAB

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class jade.lang.acl.ACLMessage

ACCEPT_PROPOSAL, AGREE, AMS_FAILURE_AGENT_NOT_FOUND, AMS_FAILURE_AGENT_UNREACHABLE, AMS_FAILURE_FOREIGN_AGENT_NO_ADDRESS, AMS_FAILURE_FOREIGN_AGENT_UNREACHABLE, AMS_FAILURE_SERVICE_ERROR, AMS_FAILURE_UNAUTHORIZED, AMS_FAILURE_UNEXPECTED_ERROR, CANCEL, CFP, CONFIRM, DISCONFIRM, DONT_NOTIFY_FAILURE, FAILURE, IGNORE_FAILURE, INFORM, INFORM_IF, INFORM_REF, NO_CLONE, NOT_UNDERSTOOD, PROPAGATE, PROPOSE, PROXY, QUERY_IF, QUERY_REF, REAL_SENDER, REFUSE, REJECT_PROPOSAL, REQUEST, REQUEST_WHEN, REQUEST_WHENEVER, SF_TIMEOUT, SUBSCRIBE, SYNCH_DELIVERY, TRACE, UNKNOWN

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
OntoACLMessage()	Construct an ontological ACL message whose performative is ACLMessage.NOT_UNDERSTOOD
OntoACLMessage(int performative)	Construct an ontological ACL message with a given performative

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addReceiver(AID aid)	This method is redefined so that the receiver AID is automatically wrapped into an OntoAID
void	addReplyTo(AID aid)	This method is redefined so that the replyTo AID is automatically wrapped into an OntoAID
void	setSender(AID aid)	This method is redefined so that the sender AID is automatically wrapped into an OntoAID
static OntoACLMessage	wrap(ACLMessage msg)	Create an ontological ACL message that wraps an existing ACLMessage.

Methods inherited from class jade.lang.acl.ACLMessage

addUserDefinedParameter, clearAllReceiver, clearAllReplyTo, clearUserDefinedParameter, clone, createReply, createReply, getAllIntendedReceiver, getAllPerformativeNames, getAllReceiver, getAllReplyTo, getAllUserDefinedParameters, getByteSequenceContent, getContent, getContentObject, getConversationId, getEncoding, getEnvelope, getInReplyTo, getInteger, getLanguage, getOntology, getPerformative, getPerformative, getPostTimeStamp, getProtocol, getReplyBy, getReplyByDate, getReplyWith, getSender, getUserDefinedParameter, hasByteSequenceContent, removeReceiver, removeReplyTo, removeUserDefinedParameter, reset, setAllUserDefinedParameters, setByteSequenceContent, setContent, setContentObject, setConversationId, setDefaultEnvelope, setEncoding, setEnvelope, setInReplyTo, setLanguage, setOntology, setPerformative, setPostTimeStamp, setProtocol, setReplyByDate, setReplyWith, shallowClone, shortToString, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

OntoACLMessage

public OntoACLMessage()

Construct an ontological ACL message whose performative is ACLMessage.NOT_UNDERSTOOD

OntoACLMessage

public OntoACLMessage(int performative)

Construct an ontological ACL message with a given performative

Parameters:

performative - the performative of this ACL message.

See Also:

ACLMessage(int)

Method Detail

wrap

public static OntoACLMessage wrap(ACLMessage msg)

Create an ontological ACL message that wraps an existing ACLMessage.

Parameters:

msg - the ACLMessageto be wrapped. If msg is already an ontological ACL message no new object is created and msg is returned with the sender and receivers properly wrapped if necessary.

setSender

public void setSender(AID aid)

This method is redefined so that the sender AID is automatically wrapped into an OntoAID

Overrides:

setSender in class ACLMessage

See Also:

ACLMessage.getSender()

addReceiver

public void addReceiver(AID aid)

This method is redefined so that the receiver AID is automatically wrapped into an OntoAID

Overrides:

addReceiver in class ACLMessage

Parameters:

aid - The value to add to the slot value set.

addReplyTo

public void addReplyTo(AID aid)

This method is redefined so that the replyTo AID is automatically wrapped into an OntoAID

Overrides:

addReplyTo in class ACLMessage

Parameters:

aid - The value to add to the slot value set.