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<h2 title="Class AbstractBelief" class="title">Class AbstractBelief<K,V></h2>
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<dt><span class="paramLabel">Type Parameters:</span></dt>
<dd><code>K</code> - the type of the belief name or key.</dd>
<dd><code>V</code> - the type of the belief value.</dd>
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<dt>All Implemented Interfaces:</dt>
<dd><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html" title="interface in bdi4jade.belief">Belief</a><K,V>, <a href="../../bdi4jade/core/MetadataElement.html" title="interface in bdi4jade.core">MetadataElement</a>, jade.content.Concept, jade.content.ContentElement, jade.content.Term, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable</dd>
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<dd><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBeliefSet.html" title="class in bdi4jade.belief">AbstractBeliefSet</a>, <a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/DerivedBelief.html" title="class in bdi4jade.belief">DerivedBelief</a>, <a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/PersistentBelief.html" title="class in bdi4jade.belief">PersistentBelief</a>, <a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/TransientBelief.html" title="class in bdi4jade.belief">TransientBelief</a></dd>
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<pre>public abstract class <span class="typeNameLabel">AbstractBelief<K,V></span>
extends <a href="../../bdi4jade/core/MetadataElementImpl.html" title="class in bdi4jade.core">MetadataElementImpl</a>
implements <a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html" title="interface in bdi4jade.belief">Belief</a><K,V></pre>
<div class="block">This is an abstract class that implements the <a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html" title="interface in bdi4jade.belief"><code>Belief</code></a> interface. It
implements some of the interface methods, leaving some implementations to the
subclasses, mainly the choice of how the belief value is stored.
It is class observable by belief bases (<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/BeliefBase.html" title="class in bdi4jade.belief"><code>BeliefBase</code></a>), allowing the
observation on changes in the value of this belief.</div>
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<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Author:</span></dt>
<dd>Ingrid Nunes</dd>
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<dd><a href="../../serialized-form.html#bdi4jade.belief.AbstractBelief">Serialized Form</a></dd>
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<td class="colOne"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#AbstractBelief--">AbstractBelief</a></span>()</code>
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<td class="colOne"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#AbstractBelief-K-">AbstractBelief</a></span>(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a> name)</code>
<div class="block">Initializes a belief with its name.</div>
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<td class="colOne"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#AbstractBelief-K-V-">AbstractBelief</a></span>(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a> name,
<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">V</a> value)</code>
<div class="block">Initializes a belief with its name and an initial value.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#addBeliefBase-bdi4jade.belief.BeliefBase-">addBeliefBase</a></span>(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/BeliefBase.html" title="class in bdi4jade.belief">BeliefBase</a> beliefBase)</code>
<div class="block">Adds a belief base that contains this belief.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>java.lang.Object</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#clone--">clone</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Clones a belief.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>boolean</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#equals-java.lang.Object-">equals</a></span>(java.lang.Object obj)</code>
<div class="block">Returns true of the object is a belief and has the same name of this
belief.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>java.util.Set<<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/BeliefBase.html" title="class in bdi4jade.belief">BeliefBase</a>></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#getBeliefBases--">getBeliefBases</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Returns the belief bases with which this belief is associated.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#getName--">getName</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Returns the name of this belief.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>int</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#hashCode--">hashCode</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Returns the hash code of this belief name.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>protected void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#notifyBeliefBases-bdi4jade.event.BeliefEvent-">notifyBeliefBases</a></span>(<a href="../../bdi4jade/event/BeliefEvent.html" title="class in bdi4jade.event">BeliefEvent</a> beliefEvent)</code>
<div class="block">Notifies the belief bases with which this belief is associated that the
value of this belief has changed.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#removeBeliefBase-bdi4jade.belief.BeliefBase-">removeBeliefBase</a></span>(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/BeliefBase.html" title="class in bdi4jade.belief">BeliefBase</a> beliefBase)</code>
<div class="block">Removes a belief base that does not contain this belief anymore.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#setName-K-">setName</a></span>(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a> name)</code>
<div class="block">Sets the name of this belief.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#setValue-V-">setValue</a></span>(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">V</a> value)</code>
<div class="block">Sets a new value to the belief and notifies belief bases of changes on
this belief value.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>java.lang.String</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#toString--">toString</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Returns this belief as a string in the form:
"belief name = belief value".</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>protected abstract void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#updateValue-V-">updateValue</a></span>(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">V</a> value)</code>
<div class="block">Sets the value of this belief.</div>
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<pre>public AbstractBelief()</pre>
<div class="block">The default constructor. It should be only used if persistence frameworks
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<pre>public AbstractBelief(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a> name)</pre>
<div class="block">Initializes a belief with its name.</div>
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<pre>public AbstractBelief(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a> name,
<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">V</a> value)</pre>
<div class="block">Initializes a belief with its name and an initial value.</div>
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<dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt>
<dd><code>name</code> - the belief name.</dd>
<dd><code>value</code> - the belief initial value.</dd>
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<pre>public void addBeliefBase(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/BeliefBase.html" title="class in bdi4jade.belief">BeliefBase</a> beliefBase)</pre>
<div class="block"><span class="descfrmTypeLabel">Description copied from interface: <code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html#addBeliefBase-bdi4jade.belief.BeliefBase-">Belief</a></code></span></div>
<div class="block">Adds a belief base that contains this belief. The agent whose capability
contains this belief in the belief base believes in this belief.</div>
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<dd><code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html#addBeliefBase-bdi4jade.belief.BeliefBase-">addBeliefBase</a></code> in interface <code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html" title="interface in bdi4jade.belief">Belief</a><<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a>,<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">V</a>></code></dd>
<dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt>
<dd><code>beliefBase</code> - the belief base to be added.</dd>
<dt><span class="seeLabel">See Also:</span></dt>
<dd><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html#addBeliefBase-bdi4jade.belief.BeliefBase-"><code>Belief.addBeliefBase(BeliefBase)</code></a></dd>
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<pre>public java.lang.Object clone()
throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException</pre>
<div class="block"><span class="descfrmTypeLabel">Description copied from interface: <code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html#clone--">Belief</a></code></span></div>
<div class="block">Clones a belief. This may be particularly useful to share this belief
with other agents, copying the information of this belief without sharing
other information, such as belief bases associated with a belief.</div>
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<dt><span class="overrideSpecifyLabel">Specified by:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html#clone--">clone</a></code> in interface <code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html" title="interface in bdi4jade.belief">Belief</a><<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a>,<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">V</a>></code></dd>
<dt><span class="overrideSpecifyLabel">Overrides:</span></dt>
<dd><code>clone</code> in class <code>java.lang.Object</code></dd>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>the clone of this belief.</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException</code> - if an implementation of a belief does not support clone.</dd>
<dt><span class="seeLabel">See Also:</span></dt>
<dd><code>Object.clone()</code></dd>
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<pre>public final boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)</pre>
<div class="block">Returns true of the object is a belief and has the same name of this
belief.</div>
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<dd><code>equals</code> in class <code>java.lang.Object</code></dd>
<dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt>
<dd><code>obj</code> - to object to be tested if it is equal to this belief.</dd>
<dt><span class="seeLabel">See Also:</span></dt>
<dd><code>Object.equals(Object)</code></dd>
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<pre>public java.util.Set<<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/BeliefBase.html" title="class in bdi4jade.belief">BeliefBase</a>> getBeliefBases()</pre>
<div class="block"><span class="descfrmTypeLabel">Description copied from interface: <code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html#getBeliefBases--">Belief</a></code></span></div>
<div class="block">Returns the belief bases with which this belief is associated.</div>
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<dd><code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html#getBeliefBases--">getBeliefBases</a></code> in interface <code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html" title="interface in bdi4jade.belief">Belief</a><<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a>,<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">V</a>></code></dd>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>the belief bases.</dd>
<dt><span class="seeLabel">See Also:</span></dt>
<dd><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html#getBeliefBases--"><code>Belief.getBeliefBases()</code></a></dd>
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<pre>public final <a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a> getName()</pre>
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<div class="block">Returns the name of this belief.</div>
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<dd><code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html#getName--">getName</a></code> in interface <code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html" title="interface in bdi4jade.belief">Belief</a><<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a>,<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">V</a>></code></dd>
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<dd>the string that is the belief name.</dd>
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<div class="block">Returns the hash code of this belief name.</div>
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<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>the hash code of this belief.</dd>
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<dd><code>Object.hashCode()</code></dd>
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<pre>protected void notifyBeliefBases(<a href="../../bdi4jade/event/BeliefEvent.html" title="class in bdi4jade.event">BeliefEvent</a> beliefEvent)</pre>
<div class="block">Notifies the belief bases with which this belief is associated that the
value of this belief has changed.</div>
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<dd><code>beliefEvent</code> - the <a href="../../bdi4jade/event/BeliefEvent.html" title="class in bdi4jade.event"><code>BeliefEvent</code></a> describing the change on this belief
value</dd>
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<pre>public void removeBeliefBase(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/BeliefBase.html" title="class in bdi4jade.belief">BeliefBase</a> beliefBase)</pre>
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<div class="block">Removes a belief base that does not contain this belief anymore. The
agent whose capability does not contain this belief in the belief base
does not believe in this belief anymore.</div>
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<dd><code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html#removeBeliefBase-bdi4jade.belief.BeliefBase-">removeBeliefBase</a></code> in interface <code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html" title="interface in bdi4jade.belief">Belief</a><<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a>,<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">V</a>></code></dd>
<dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt>
<dd><code>beliefBase</code> - the belief base to be removed.</dd>
<dt><span class="seeLabel">See Also:</span></dt>
<dd><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html#removeBeliefBase-bdi4jade.belief.BeliefBase-"><code>Belief.removeBeliefBase(BeliefBase)</code></a></dd>
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<pre>public void setName(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a> name)</pre>
<div class="block">Sets the name of this belief. Ideally, a belief name should be final and
initialized in the constructor. This method should be only used if
persistence frameworks are used.</div>
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<dd><code>name</code> - the name to set.</dd>
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<pre>public final void setValue(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">V</a> value)</pre>
<div class="block">Sets a new value to the belief and notifies belief bases of changes on
this belief value.</div>
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<dd><code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html#setValue-V-">setValue</a></code> in interface <code><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html" title="interface in bdi4jade.belief">Belief</a><<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">K</a>,<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">V</a>></code></dd>
<dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt>
<dd><code>value</code> - the new value.</dd>
<dt><span class="seeLabel">See Also:</span></dt>
<dd><a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/Belief.html#setValue-V-"><code>Belief.setValue(Object)</code></a></dd>
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<pre>public java.lang.String toString()</pre>
<div class="block">Returns this belief as a string in the form:
"belief name = belief value".</div>
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<dd><code>toString</code> in class <code>java.lang.Object</code></dd>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>the string representation of this belief.</dd>
<dt><span class="seeLabel">See Also:</span></dt>
<dd><code>Object.toString()</code></dd>
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<pre>protected abstract void updateValue(<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html" title="type parameter in AbstractBelief">V</a> value)</pre>
<div class="block">Sets the value of this belief. It is invoked by the
<a href="../../bdi4jade/belief/AbstractBelief.html#setValue-V-"><code>setValue(Object)</code></a> method.</div>
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