bdi4jade.goal

Class NamedSoftgoal

java.lang.Object

bdi4jade.core.MetadataElementImpl

bdi4jade.goal.NamedSoftgoal

All Implemented Interfaces:

MetadataElement, Softgoal, jade.content.Concept, jade.content.ContentElement, jade.content.Term, java.io.Serializable

public class NamedSoftgoal
extends MetadataElementImpl
implements Softgoal, MetadataElement

This class provides a default implementation for a softgoal, representing it just with a given name. It implements the MetadataElement interface, allowing to associate metadata with softgoals.

Author:

Ingrid Nunes

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class bdi4jade.core.MetadataElementImpl

metadata

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	NamedSoftgoal() The default constructor.
	NamedSoftgoal(java.lang.String name) Initializes a softgoal with its name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Returns true of the object is a named softgoal and has the same name of this named softgoal.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of this softgoal.
int	hashCode() Returns the hash code of this named softgoal.
protected void	setName(java.lang.String name) Sets the name of this softgoal.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the string representation of this softgoal, which is its name.

Methods inherited from class bdi4jade.core.MetadataElementImpl

getMetadata, getMetadata, hasMetadata, putMetadata, removeMetadata

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface bdi4jade.core.MetadataElement

getMetadata, getMetadata, hasMetadata, putMetadata, removeMetadata

Constructor Detail

NamedSoftgoal

protected NamedSoftgoal()

The default constructor. It should be only used if persistence frameworks are used.

NamedSoftgoal

public NamedSoftgoal(java.lang.String name)

Initializes a softgoal with its name.

Parameters:

name - the softgoal name.

Method Detail

equals

public final boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Returns true of the object is a named softgoal and has the same name of this named softgoal.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - to object to be tested if it is equal to this named softgoal.

See Also:

Object.equals(Object)

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of this softgoal.

Returns:

the name.

hashCode

public final int hashCode()

Returns the hash code of this named softgoal.

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the hash code of the name of this softgoal.

See Also:

Object.hashCode()

setName

protected void setName(java.lang.String name)

Sets the name of this softgoal. Ideally, the name should be final and initialized in the constructor. This method should be only used if persistence frameworks are used.

Parameters:

name - the name to set.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the string representation of this softgoal, which is its name.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

See Also:

Object.toString()