Package ptolemy.data.unit

Class BaseUnit

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

ptolemy.kernel.util.Attribute

ptolemy.kernel.util.AbstractSettableAttribute

ptolemy.data.expr.Variable

ptolemy.data.expr.Parameter

ptolemy.data.unit.BaseUnit

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, HasTypeConstraints, Typeable, Changeable, Debuggable, DebugListener, Derivable, ModelErrorHandler, MoMLExportable, Moveable, Nameable, Settable, ValueListener

public class BaseUnit
extends Parameter

The base unit of a unit category. The category of a base unit is specified by a unit category property.

Since:

Ptolemy II 2.0

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Xiaojun Liu

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (liuxj)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Red (liuxj)

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class ptolemy.data.expr.Variable

Variable.CircularDependencyError, Variable.VariableScope

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

NamedObj.ContainedObjectsIterator

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Settable

Settable.Visibility

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.data.expr.Variable

_currentExpression, _needsEvaluation, _parserScope, _parseTreeValid, _suppressVariableSubstitution, _valueListeners

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.kernel.util.Settable

EXPERT, FULL, NONE, NOT_EDITABLE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BaseUnit(NamedObj container, java.lang.String name)	Construct a base unit with the given name contained by the specified entity.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Token	getToken()	Get the token contained by this base unit.

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.data.expr.Parameter

addChoice, clone, exportMoML, getChoices, removeAllChoices, removeChoice

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.data.expr.Variable

_description, _evaluate, _getCurrentExpression, _notifyValueListeners, _parseIfNecessary, _propagate, _propagateToValueListeners, _propagateValue, _setToken, _setTokenAndNotify, addValueListener, attributeChanged, getDeclaredType, getExpression, getFreeIdentifiers, getParserScope, getScope, getScope, getType, getTypeTerm, getValueAsString, getVariable, getVisibility, invalidate, isKnown, isLazy, isStringMode, isSuppressVariableSubstitution, isTypeAcceptable, removeValueListener, reset, setContainer, setExpression, setLazy, setName, setParseTreeEvaluator, setStringMode, setSuppressVariableSubstitution, setToken, setToken, setTypeAtLeast, setTypeAtLeast, setTypeAtMost, setTypeEquals, setTypeSameAs, setUnknown, setValueListenerAsWeakDependency, setVisibility, stringRepresentation, toString, typeConstraintList, typeConstraints, validate, valueChanged

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.AbstractSettableAttribute

getDefaultExpression

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.Attribute

_checkContainer, _getContainedObject, _propagateExistence, getContainer, moveDown, moveToFirst, moveToIndex, moveToLast, moveUp, updateContent

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Nameable

description, getContainer, getFullName, getName, getName

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Settable

getDisplayName

Constructor Detail

BaseUnit

public BaseUnit(NamedObj container,
                java.lang.String name)
         throws IllegalActionException,
                NameDuplicationException

Construct a base unit with the given name contained by the specified entity. The container argument must not be null, or a NullPointerException will be thrown. This attribute will use the workspace of the container for synchronization and version counts. If the name argument is null, then the name is set to the empty string. Increment the version of the workspace.

Parameters:

container - The container.

name - The name of this attribute.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the attribute is not of an acceptable class for the container, or if the name contains a period.

NameDuplicationException - If the name coincides with an attribute already in the container.

Method Detail

getToken

public Token getToken()
               throws IllegalActionException

Get the token contained by this base unit. The token contains the unit information specified by the unit category property. Calling this method will trigger evaluation of the expression, if the value has been given by setExpression(). Notice the evaluation of the expression can trigger an exception if the expression is not valid, or if the result of the expression violates type constraints specified by setTypeEquals() or setTypeAtMost(), or if the result of the expression is null and there are other variables that depend on this one. The returned value will be null if neither an expression nor a token has been set, or either has been set to null.

Overrides:

getToken in class Variable

Returns:

The token contained by this variable converted to the type of this variable, or null if there is none.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the expression cannot be parsed or cannot be evaluated, or if the result of evaluation violates type constraints, or if the result of evaluation is null and there are variables that depend on this one.

See Also:

Variable.setToken(String), Variable.setToken(ptolemy.data.Token)