bdi4jade.goal

Interface BeliefGoal<K>

All Superinterfaces:

jade.content.Concept, jade.content.ContentElement, Goal, java.io.Serializable, jade.content.Term

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBeliefGoal, BeliefNotNullValueGoal, BeliefNotPresentGoal, BeliefPresentGoal, BeliefSetHasValueGoal, BeliefValueGoal, PredicateGoal

public interface BeliefGoal<K>
extends Goal

This class represents the goal of an agent to believe in a certain belief, that is, the agent has a belief whose name is specified in this goal.

Author:

Ingrid Nunes

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
K	getBeliefName() Returns the name of the belief associated with this goal.
Belief<K,?>	getOutputBelief() Returns the belief which is the output of this goal achievement.
boolean	isAchieved(BeliefBase beliefBase) Checks whether this goal is achieved by checking the provided belief base.
void	setOutputBelief(Belief<K,?> belief) Sets the belief which is the output of this goal achievement.

Method Detail

getBeliefName

K getBeliefName()

Returns the name of the belief associated with this goal.

Returns:

the belief name.

getOutputBelief

Belief<K,?> getOutputBelief()

Returns the belief which is the output of this goal achievement.

Returns:

the belief.

isAchieved

boolean isAchieved(BeliefBase beliefBase)

Checks whether this goal is achieved by checking the provided belief base.

Parameters:

beliefBase - the belief base to be checked.

Returns:

true if goal was achieved, false otherwise.

setOutputBelief

void setOutputBelief(Belief<K,?> belief)

Sets the belief which is the output of this goal achievement.

Parameters:

belief - the belief.