Package jade.content.abs

Interface AbsObject

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

AbsContentElement, AbsTerm

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbsAgentAction, AbsAggregate, AbsConcept, AbsConceptSlotFunction, AbsContentElementList, AbsExtendedPrimitive, AbsIRE, AbsObjectImpl, AbsPredicate, AbsPrimitive, AbsPrimitiveSlotsHolder, AbsReference, AbsVariable, ConceptSlotFunction

public interface AbsObject
extends Serializable

The common ancestor of all abstract descriptors

Author:

Federico Bergenti - Universita` di Parma, Giovanni Caire - TILAB

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static int	ABS_AGENT_ACTION
static int	ABS_AGGREGATE
static int	ABS_CONCEPT
static int	ABS_CONCEPT_SLOT_FUNCTION
static int	ABS_CONTENT_ELEMENT_LIST
static int	ABS_IRE
static int	ABS_PREDICATE
static int	ABS_PRIMITIVE
static int	ABS_REFERENCE
static int	ABS_VARIABLE
static int	UNKNOWN

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
AbsObject	getAbsObject(String name)	Gets the value of an attribute of the object held by this abstract descriptor.
int	getAbsType()
int	getCount()	Gets the number of attributes.
String[]	getNames()
String	getTypeName()
boolean	isGrounded()	Tests if the object is grounded, i.e., if no one of its attributes is associated with a variable

Field Detail

UNKNOWN

static final int UNKNOWN

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ABS_PREDICATE

static final int ABS_PREDICATE

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ABS_CONCEPT

static final int ABS_CONCEPT

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ABS_AGENT_ACTION

static final int ABS_AGENT_ACTION

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ABS_PRIMITIVE

static final int ABS_PRIMITIVE

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ABS_AGGREGATE

static final int ABS_AGGREGATE

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ABS_IRE

static final int ABS_IRE

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ABS_VARIABLE

static final int ABS_VARIABLE

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ABS_CONTENT_ELEMENT_LIST

static final int ABS_CONTENT_ELEMENT_LIST

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ABS_CONCEPT_SLOT_FUNCTION

static final int ABS_CONCEPT_SLOT_FUNCTION

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ABS_REFERENCE

static final int ABS_REFERENCE

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Method Detail

getTypeName

String getTypeName()

Returns:

The name of the type of the object held by this abstract descriptor.

getAbsObject

AbsObject getAbsObject(String name)

Gets the value of an attribute of the object held by this abstract descriptor.

Parameters:

name - The name of the attribute.

Returns:

value The value of the attribute.

getNames

String[] getNames()

Returns:

the name of all attributes.

isGrounded

boolean isGrounded()

Tests if the object is grounded, i.e., if no one of its attributes is associated with a variable

Returns:

true if the object is grounded.

getCount

int getCount()

Gets the number of attributes.

Returns:

the number of attributes.

getAbsType

int getAbsType()