java.lang.Object
- jade.content.abs.AbsObjectImpl
- - jade.content.abs.AbsReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

AbsObject, AbsTerm, Term, Serializable, Serializable
```
public class AbsReference
extends AbsObjectImpl
implements AbsTerm
```
A term representing a reference to an object or an attribute of an object typically expressed as &OBJECT_TYPE#name where name may be either an ObjectID or have the form ObjectID.attribute

Author:

Caire

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static String REFERENCE_ATTRIBUTE_SEPARATOR

static String REFERENCE_NAME_SEPARATOR

static String REFERENCE_PREFIX
- Fields inherited from interface jade.content.abs.AbsObject
  ABS_AGENT_ACTION, ABS_AGGREGATE, ABS_CONCEPT, ABS_CONCEPT_SLOT_FUNCTION, ABS_CONTENT_ELEMENT_LIST, ABS_IRE, ABS_PREDICATE, ABS_PRIMITIVE, ABS_REFERENCE, ABS_VARIABLE, UNKNOWN

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`AbsReference()`	Construct an Abstract descriptor to hold a reference
`AbsReference(String name, String valueType)`	Construct an AbsReference with the given name and value type

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`asString(String type, String name)`
`static String`	`asString(String type, String id, String attribute)`
`int`	`getAbsType()`
`String`	`getAttribute()`
`String`	`getInstanceId()`
`static Class`	`getJavaClass()`
`String`	`getName()`	Gets the name of this reference.
`String`	`getType()`	Gets the type of the referenced object.
`boolean`	`isAttribute()`
`boolean`	`isGrounded()`	Redefine the `isGrounded()` method in order to always return `false`.
`boolean`	`isInstance()`
`static AbsReference`	`parse(String referenceStr)`	Create an AbsReference from its String representation.
`void`	`setName(String name)`	Sets the name of this reference.
`void`	`setType(String type)`	Sets the type of the referenced object

Methods inherited from class jade.content.abs.AbsObjectImpl
equals, getAbsObject, getAbsObject, getCount, getNames, getTypeName, getValues, hashCode, set, toString

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

Methods inherited from interface jade.content.abs.AbsObject
getAbsObject, getCount, getNames, getTypeName

- Field Detail
  - REFERENCE_PREFIX
```
public static final String REFERENCE_PREFIX
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - REFERENCE_NAME_SEPARATOR
```
public static final String REFERENCE_NAME_SEPARATOR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - REFERENCE_ATTRIBUTE_SEPARATOR
```
public static final String REFERENCE_ATTRIBUTE_SEPARATOR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - AbsReference
```
public AbsReference()
```
    Construct an Abstract descriptor to hold a reference
  - AbsReference
```
public AbsReference(String name,
                    String valueType)
```
    Construct an AbsReference with the given name and value type
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the reference.
    
    type - The type of the referenced object
- Method Detail
  - parse
```
public static AbsReference parse(String referenceStr)
```
    Create an AbsReference from its String representation. The latter can have the form &OBJECT_TYPE#name or OBJECT_TYPE#name.
  - setName
```
public void setName(String name)
```
    Sets the name of this reference.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The new name of this reference.
  - setType
```
public void setType(String type)
```
    Sets the type of the referenced object
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The type of the referenced object
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Gets the name of this reference.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of this reference.
  - getType
```
public String getType()
```
    Gets the type of the referenced object.
    
    Returns:
    
    The type of the referenced object.
  - isGrounded
```
public boolean isGrounded()
```
    Redefine the isGrounded() method in order to always return false.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isGrounded in interface AbsObject
    
    Overrides:
    
    isGrounded in class AbsObjectImpl
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the object is grounded.
    
    See Also:
    
    AbsObject.isGrounded()
  - getJavaClass
```
public static Class getJavaClass()
```
  - getAbsType
```
public int getAbsType()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getAbsType in interface AbsObject
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAbsType in class AbsObjectImpl
  - getAttribute
```
public String getAttribute()
```
  - getInstanceId
```
public String getInstanceId()
```
  - isInstance
```
public boolean isInstance()
```
  - isAttribute
```
public boolean isAttribute()
```
  - asString
```
public static final String asString(String type,
                                    String name)
```
  - asString
```
public static final String asString(String type,
                                    String id,
                                    String attribute)
```

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`REFERENCE_ATTRIBUTE_SEPARATOR`
`static String`	`REFERENCE_NAME_SEPARATOR`
`static String`	`REFERENCE_PREFIX`

Class AbsReference

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface jade.content.abs.AbsObject

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class jade.content.abs.AbsObjectImpl

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface jade.content.abs.AbsObject

Field Detail

REFERENCE_PREFIX

REFERENCE_NAME_SEPARATOR

REFERENCE_ATTRIBUTE_SEPARATOR

Constructor Detail

AbsReference

AbsReference

Method Detail

parse

setName

setType

getName

getType

isGrounded

getJavaClass

getAbsType

getAttribute

getInstanceId

isInstance

isAttribute

asString

asString