jadex.runtime
Class MessageEventFilter

java.lang.Object
  jadex.runtime.ParameterElementFilter
      jadex.runtime.MessageEventFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

IFilter, Serializable

public class MessageEventFilter
extends ParameterElementFilter

A message filter checks if an object matches a message event.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface jadex.runtime.IFilter

ALWAYS, NEVER

Constructor Summary

MessageEventFilter(String type)
Create an event filter to match against message events.

MessageEventFilter(String type, String replyname)
Create an event filter to match against message events.

Method Summary

boolean

filter(Object object) Match an object against the filter.

Methods inherited from class jadex.runtime.ParameterElementFilter

addValue, setMatchExpression, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MessageEventFilter

public MessageEventFilter(String type)

Create an event filter to match against message events.

Parameters:

type - The event type.

MessageEventFilter

public MessageEventFilter(String type,
                          String replyname)

Create an event filter to match against message events.

Parameters:

type - The event type.

replyname - The event (instance) name.

Method Detail

filter

public boolean filter(Object object)
               throws Exception

Match an object against the filter.

Specified by:

filter in interface IFilter

Overrides:

filter in class ParameterElementFilter

Parameters:

object - The object.

Returns:

True, if the filter matches.

Throws:

Exception