bdi4jade.belief

Class TransientBelief<T>

java.lang.Object

bdi4jade.core.MetadataElementImpl

bdi4jade.belief.AbstractBelief<T>

bdi4jade.belief.TransientBelief<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the belief value.

All Implemented Interfaces:

Belief<T>, MetadataElement, jade.content.Concept, jade.content.Term, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

SoftgoalPreferences

public class TransientBelief<T>
extends AbstractBelief<T>

This class extends the AbstractBelief class and represents a transient belief, which is not persisted in a permanent memory.

Author:

Ingrid Nunes

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected T	value

Fields inherited from class bdi4jade.core.MetadataElementImpl

metadata

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	TransientBelief() The default constructor.
	TransientBelief(java.lang.String name) Initializes a transient belief with its name.
	TransientBelief(java.lang.String name, T value) Initializes a transient belief with its name and a initial value.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	getValue() Gets the current value of the belief.
protected void	updateValue(T value) Sets the value of this belief.

Methods inherited from class bdi4jade.belief.AbstractBelief

addBeliefBase, equals, getBeliefBases, getName, hashCode, notifyBeliefBases, removeBeliefBase, setName, setValue, toString

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

Field Detail

value

protected T value

Constructor Detail

TransientBelief

protected TransientBelief()

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

TransientBelief

public TransientBelief(java.lang.String name)

Initializes a transient belief with its name.

Parameters:

name - the belief name.

TransientBelief

public TransientBelief(java.lang.String name,
               T value)

Initializes a transient belief with its name and a initial value.

Parameters:

name - the belief name.

value - the initial belief value.

Method Detail

getValue

public T getValue()

Description copied from interface: Belief

Gets the current value of the belief.

Returns:

the belief value.

See Also:

Belief.getValue()

updateValue

protected void updateValue(T value)

Description copied from class: AbstractBelief

Sets the value of this belief. It is invoked by the AbstractBelief.setValue(Object) method.

Specified by:

updateValue in class AbstractBelief<T>

Parameters:

value - the value to set.

See Also:

AbstractBelief.updateValue(java.lang.Object)