Package ptolemy.actor.lib

Class Const

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.Source

ptolemy.actor.lib.LimitedFiringSource

ptolemy.actor.lib.Const

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

Direct Known Subclasses:

CommunicationRequestPort, ConstPlaceable, StringConst

public class Const
extends LimitedFiringSource

Produce a constant output. The value of the output is that of the token contained by the value parameter, which by default is an IntToken with value 1. The type of the output is that of value parameter.

If the trigger port is connected, then this actor fires only if a token is provided on any channel of the trigger port. The value of that token does not matter. Specifically, if there is no such token, the prefire() method returns false.

Since:

Ptolemy II 0.2

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Yuhong Xiong, Edward A. Lee

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Green (bilung)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Green (eal)

Nested Class Summary

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

Entity.ContainedObjectsIterator

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
Parameter	value	The value produced by this constant source.

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.lib.LimitedFiringSource

_firingCountLimit, _iterationCount, firingCountLimit

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.lib.Source

_triggered, output, trigger

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
Const(CompositeEntity container, java.lang.String name)	Construct a constant source with the given container and name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.Object	clone(Workspace workspace)	Clone the actor into the specified workspace.
void	fire()	Send the token in the value parameter to the output.

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.lib.LimitedFiringSource

attributeChanged, initialize, postfire

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.lib.Source

_customTypeConstraints, prefire

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor

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

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor

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

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, 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, stop, stopFire, terminate

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Initializable

addInitializable, preinitialize, removeInitializable, wrapup

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Nameable

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

Field Detail

value

public Parameter value

The value produced by this constant source. By default, it contains an IntToken with value 1. If the type of this token is changed during the execution of a model, then the director will be asked to redo type resolution.

The Ptolemy II Expression language defines the syntax for this parameter. In Vergil, documentation is available via the Help button in the Edit Parameters window. Documentation is available on-line at http://ptolemy.eecs.berkeley.edu/books/Systems/chapters/Expressions.pdf.

Constructor Detail

Const

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

Construct a constant source with the given container and name. Create the value parameter, initialize its value to the default value of an IntToken with value 1.

Parameters:

container - The container.

name - The name of this actor.

Throws:

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

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

Method Detail

clone

public java.lang.Object clone(Workspace workspace)
                       throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

Clone the actor into the specified workspace. This calls the base class and then sets the value public variable in the new object to equal the cloned parameter in that new object.

Overrides:

clone in class TypedAtomicActor

Parameters:

workspace - The workspace for the new object.

Returns:

A new actor.

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException - If a derived class contains an attribute that cannot be cloned.

See Also:

NamedObj.exportMoML(Writer, int, String), NamedObj.setDeferringChangeRequests(boolean)

fire

public void fire()
          throws IllegalActionException

Send the token in the value parameter to the output.

Specified by:

fire in interface Executable

Overrides:

fire in class Source

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If it is thrown by the send() method sending out the token.