jade.content

Class OntoAID

java.lang.Object

jade.core.AID

jade.content.OntoAID

All Implemented Interfaces:

Concept, Term, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

public class OntoAID
extends AID
implements Concept

Utility class that allow using an AID object as an ontological concept.

Author:

Giovanni Caire - TILAB

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class jade.core.AID

AGENT_CLASSNAME, HAP_SEPARATOR, ISGUID, ISLOCALNAME

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
OntoAID() Constructs an ontological Agent-Identifier whose slot name is set to an empty string
OntoAID(java.lang.String name, boolean isGUID) Constructor for an ontological Agent-identifier

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addResolvers(AID aid) This method is redefined so that resolvers AID are automatically wrapped into OntoAIDs
static OntoAID	wrap(AID id) Create an ontological Agent identifier that wraps an existing AID.

Methods inherited from class jade.core.AID

addAddresses, addUserDefinedSlot, clearAllAddresses, clearAllResolvers, clone, compareTo, createGUID, equals, getAddressesArray, getAllAddresses, getAllResolvers, getAllUserDefinedSlot, getHap, getLocalName, getName, getResolversArray, hashCode, removeAddresses, removeResolvers, removeUserDefinedSlot, setLocalName, setName, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

OntoAID

public OntoAID()

Constructs an ontological Agent-Identifier whose slot name is set to an empty string

See Also:

AID.AID()

OntoAID

public OntoAID(java.lang.String name,
               boolean isGUID)

Constructor for an ontological Agent-identifier

Parameters:

name - is the value for the slot name for the agent.

isGUID - indicates if the passed name is already a globally unique identifier or not. Two constants ISGUID, ISLOCALNAME have also been defined for setting a value for this parameter. If the name is a local name, then the HAP (Home Agent Platform) is concatenated to the name, separated by "@".

See Also:

AID.AID(String, boolean)

Method Detail

wrap

public static OntoAID wrap(AID id)

Create an ontological Agent identifier that wraps an existing AID.

Parameters:

id - the AIDto be wrapped. If id is already an ontological agent identifier no new object is created and id is returned with the resolvers (if any) properly wrapped.

addResolvers

public void addResolvers(AID aid)

This method is redefined so that resolvers AID are automatically wrapped into OntoAIDs

Overrides:

addResolvers in class AID