jadex.runtime
Interface IMessageEvent

All Superinterfaces:

IElement, IEvent, IParameterElement

public interface IMessageEvent

extends IEvent

The interface for all message events (concrete and referenced).

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface jadex.runtime.IEvent

CLASS, CLASS_GOAL, CLASS_INTERNAL, CLASS_MESSAGE

Method Summary

IMessageEvent	createReply(String type) Create a reply to this message event.
IMessageEvent	createReply(String type, Object content) Create a reply to this message event.
Object	getContent() Get the content.
IFilter	getFilter() Get the filter to wait for a reply.
Object	getMessage() Get the native (platform specific) message object.
boolean	isIncoming() Get the message direction.
void	setContent(Object content) Set the content.

Methods inherited from interface jadex.runtime.IEvent

getEventclass, getType, isMetaLevelReasoning, isPostToAll, isRandomSelection

Methods inherited from interface jadex.runtime.IParameterElement

getParameter, getParameters, getParameterSet, getParameterSets, hasParameter, hasParameterSet

Methods inherited from interface jadex.runtime.IElement

getModelElement, getName

Method Detail

getMessage

public Object getMessage()

Get the native (platform specific) message object.

isIncoming

public boolean isIncoming()

Get the message direction.

Returns:

True, if message is incoming.

getContent

public Object getContent()

Get the content. Allowed content objects depend on the platform.

Returns:

The content.

setContent

public void setContent(Object content)

Set the content. Allowed content objects depend on the platform.

Parameters:

content - The content.

createReply

public IMessageEvent createReply(String type)

Create a reply to this message event.

Parameters:

type - The reply message event type (defined in the ADF).

Returns:

The reply event.

createReply

public IMessageEvent createReply(String type,
                                 Object content)

Create a reply to this message event.

Parameters:

type - The reply message event type (defined in the ADF).

content - The message content.

Returns:

The reply event.

getFilter

public IFilter getFilter()

Get the filter to wait for a reply.

Returns:

The filter.