jadex.runtime
Class ParameterElementFilter

java.lang.Object
  jadex.runtime.ParameterElementFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

IFilter, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

GoalEventFilter, InternalEventFilter, MessageEventFilter

public abstract class ParameterElementFilter
extends Object
implements IFilter, Serializable

A parameter element filter filters objects based on their parameter values. Parameter values of elements can be matched against required values, or recursively against other filters. When more than one value and / or filter is specified for an attribute, only one of those has to match.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface jadex.runtime.IFilter

ALWAYS, NEVER

Constructor Summary

ParameterElementFilter()
Create an attribute filter.

Method Summary

void	addValue(String name, Object value) Add a required attribute value.
boolean	filter(Object object) Match an object against the filter.
void	setMatchExpression(IMExpression match) Add a match expression for a parameter/set.
String	toString() Create a string representation of this filter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ParameterElementFilter

public ParameterElementFilter()

Create an attribute filter.

Method Detail

addValue

public void addValue(String name,
                     Object value)

Add a required attribute value. The attribute value is checked with equals().

Parameters:

name - The attribute name.

value - The attribute value.

setMatchExpression

public void setMatchExpression(IMExpression match)

Add a match expression for a parameter/set.

filter

public boolean filter(Object object)
               throws Exception

Match an object against the filter.

Specified by:

filter in interface IFilter

Parameters:

object - The object.

Returns:

True, if the filter matches.

Throws:

Exception

toString

public String toString()

Create a string representation of this filter.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

A string representing this filter.