Package ptolemy.actor.lib.conversions

Class ExpressionToToken

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

ptolemy.kernel.InstantiableNamedObj

ptolemy.kernel.Entity<T>

ptolemy.kernel.ComponentEntity<T>

ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor

ptolemy.actor.lib.Transformer

ptolemy.actor.lib.conversions.Converter

ptolemy.actor.lib.conversions.ExpressionToToken

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Actor, Executable, FiringsRecordable, Initializable, TypedActor, Changeable, Debuggable, DebugListener, Derivable, Instantiable, ModelErrorHandler, MoMLExportable, Moveable, Nameable

public class ExpressionToToken
extends Converter

This actor reads a string expression from the input port and outputs the token resulting from the evaluation. The type of the output port is by default undeclared. To use this actor, you may need to declare the output type. Depending on how the output is used, if backward type resolution is enabled in the model (the default, see the parameters of the top-level model), then the type will resolve to the most general type acceptable to the downstream actors. If the downstream actors all propagate type constraints backwards, then it might be possible for the output type to be inferred. If backward type resolution is not enabled, then you will always need to set the type of the output port to the type of the expression that is expected. If the input string parses to something that does not match the specified output data type, then a run-time type check error will occur when this actor tries to produce its output.

The expression input can refer to any variable that is in scope for this actor.

Since:

Ptolemy II 2.1

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Steve Neuendorffer

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (liuj)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Yellow (neuendor)

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.Entity

Entity.ContainedObjectsIterator

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.lib.Transformer

input, output

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor

_typesValid

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor

_actorFiringListeners, _initializables, _notifyingActorFiring, _stopRequested

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

_changeListeners, _changeLock, _changeRequests, _debugging, _debugListeners, _deferChangeRequests, _elementName, _isPersistent, _verbose, _workspace, ATTRIBUTES, CLASSNAME, COMPLETE, CONTENTS, DEEP, FULLNAME, LINKS

Fields inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Executable

COMPLETED, NOT_READY, STOP_ITERATING

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ExpressionToToken(CompositeEntity container, java.lang.String name)	Construct an actor with the given container and name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	fire()	Output a token that results from evaluating the expression given by the input string token.
boolean	prefire()	Return true if and only if an input is present.
void	wrapup()	Wrapup execution of this actor.

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor

_containedTypeConstraints, _customTypeConstraints, _defaultTypeConstraints, _fireAt, _fireAt, attributeTypeChanged, clone, clone, isBackwardTypeInferenceEnabled, newPort, typeConstraintList, typeConstraints

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor

_actorFiring, _actorFiring, _declareDelayDependency, addActorFiringListener, addInitializable, connectionsChanged, createReceivers, declareDelayDependency, getCausalityInterface, getDirector, getExecutiveDirector, getManager, initialize, inputPortList, isFireFunctional, isStrict, iterate, newReceiver, outputPortList, postfire, preinitialize, pruneDependencies, recordFiring, removeActorFiringListener, removeDependency, removeInitializable, setContainer, stop, stopFire, terminate

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.ComponentEntity

_adjustDeferrals, _checkContainer, _getContainedObject, _propagateExistence, getContainer, instantiate, isAtomic, isOpaque, moveDown, moveToFirst, moveToIndex, moveToLast, moveUp, propagateExistence, setName

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.Entity

_addPort, _description, _exportMoMLContents, _removePort, _validateSettables, connectedPortList, connectedPorts, containedObjectsIterator, getAttribute, getPort, getPorts, linkedRelationList, linkedRelations, portList, removeAllPorts, setClassDefinition, uniqueName

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.InstantiableNamedObj

_setParent, exportMoML, getChildren, getElementName, getParent, getPrototypeList, isClassDefinition, isWithinClassDefinition

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

_addAttribute, _adjustOverride, _attachText, _cloneFixAttributeFields, _containedDecorators, _copyChangeRequestList, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _executeChangeRequests, _getIndentPrefix, _isMoMLSuppressed, _markContentsDerived, _notifyHierarchyListenersAfterChange, _notifyHierarchyListenersBeforeChange, _propagateValue, _removeAttribute, _splitName, _stripNumericSuffix, addChangeListener, addDebugListener, addHierarchyListener, attributeChanged, attributeDeleted, attributeList, attributeList, decorators, deepContains, depthInHierarchy, description, description, event, executeChangeRequests, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoMLPlain, getAttribute, getAttributes, getChangeListeners, getClassName, getDecoratorAttribute, getDecoratorAttributes, getDerivedLevel, getDerivedList, getDisplayName, getFullName, getModelErrorHandler, getName, getName, getSource, handleModelError, isDeferringChangeRequests, isOverridden, isPersistent, lazyContainedObjectsIterator, message, notifyOfNameChange, propagateValue, propagateValues, removeAttribute, removeChangeListener, removeDebugListener, removeHierarchyListener, requestChange, setClassName, setDeferringChangeRequests, setDerivedLevel, setDisplayName, setModelErrorHandler, setPersistent, setSource, sortContainedObjects, toplevel, toString, validateSettables, workspace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Actor

createReceivers, getCausalityInterface, getDirector, getExecutiveDirector, getManager, inputPortList, newReceiver, outputPortList

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Derivable

getDerivedLevel, getDerivedList, propagateValue

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Executable

isFireFunctional, isStrict, iterate, postfire, stop, stopFire, terminate

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Initializable

addInitializable, initialize, preinitialize, removeInitializable

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Nameable

description, getContainer, getDisplayName, getFullName, getName, getName, setName

Constructor Detail

ExpressionToToken

public ExpressionToToken(CompositeEntity container,
                         java.lang.String name)
                  throws IllegalActionException,
                         NameDuplicationException

Construct an actor with the given container and name.

Parameters:

container - The container.

name - The name of this actor.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the actor cannot be contained by the proposed container.

NameDuplicationException - If the container already has an actor with this name.

Method Detail

fire

public void fire()
          throws IllegalActionException

Output a token that results from evaluating the expression given by the input string token.

Specified by:

fire in interface Executable

Overrides:

fire in class AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If there is no director, or if the expression read from the input cannot be parsed.

prefire

public boolean prefire()
                throws IllegalActionException

Return true if and only if an input is present.

Specified by:

prefire in interface Executable

Overrides:

prefire in class AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

Returns:

True if this actor is ready for firing, false otherwise.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If there is no director, or if no connection has been made to the input.

wrapup

public void wrapup()

Wrapup execution of this actor. This method overrides the base class to discard the internal parser to save memory.

Specified by:

wrapup in interface Initializable

Overrides:

wrapup in class AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>