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// Copyright (C) 2011 Ingrid Nunes
//
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// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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//
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//
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package bdi4jade.belief;
/**
* This class extends the {@link AbstractBelief} class and represents a
* transient belief, which is not persisted in a permanent memory.
*
* @author Ingrid Nunes
*
* @param <T>
* the type of the belief value.
*/
public class TransientBelief<K, V> extends AbstractBelief<K, V> {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 2893517209462636003L;
protected V value;
/**
* The default constructor. It should be only used if persistence frameworks
* are used.
*/
public TransientBelief() {
}
/**
* Initializes a transient belief with its name.
*
* @param name
* the belief name.
*/
public TransientBelief(K name) {
super(name);
}
/**
* Initializes a transient belief with its name and a initial value.
*
* @param name
* the belief name.
* @param value
* the initial belief value.
*/
public TransientBelief(K name, V value) {
super(name);
this.value = value;
}
/**
* @see bdi4jade.belief.Belief#getValue()
*/
@Override
public V getValue() {
return this.value;
}
/**
* @see bdi4jade.belief.AbstractBelief#updateValue(java.lang.Object)
*/
@Override
protected void updateValue(V value) {
this.value = value;
}
}