Package ptolemy.moml.unit

Class UnitAttribute

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

ptolemy.kernel.util.Attribute

ptolemy.kernel.util.AbstractSettableAttribute

ptolemy.moml.unit.UnitAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class UnitAttribute
extends AbstractSettableAttribute

This class is used to implement the Unit Attribute. A UnitsAttribute is either a UnitExpr, or a vector of UnitConstraints.

Since:

Ptolemy II 8.0

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Rowland R Johnson

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (rowland)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Red (rowland)

Nested Class Summary

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.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
UnitAttribute()	Construct a UnitsAttribute with no specific name, or container.
UnitAttribute(NamedObj container, java.lang.String name)	Construct a UnitsAttribute with the specified name, and container.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected void	_propagateValue(NamedObj destination)	Propagate the value of this object to the specified object.
void	addValueListener(ValueListener listener)	Add a listener to be notified when the value of this attribute changes.
void	exportMoML(java.io.Writer output, int depth, java.lang.String name)	Write a MoML description of the UnitsAttribute.
java.lang.String	getExpression()	Get the descriptive form of this attribute.
UnitConstraints	getUnitConstraints()	Get the UnitConstraints.
UnitExpr	getUnitExpr()	Get the Unit Expression.
Settable.Visibility	getVisibility()	Get the visibility of this attribute, as set by setVisibility().
void	removeValueListener(ValueListener listener)	Remove a listener from the list of listeners that is notified when the value of this attribute changes.
void	setExpression(java.lang.String expression)	Set the expression.
void	setUnitConstraints(UnitConstraints constraints)	Set the UnitConstraints.
void	setUnitExpr(UnitExpr expr)	Set the Unit Expression.
void	setVisibility(Settable.Visibility visibility)	Set the visibility of this attribute.
java.util.Collection	validate()	Check the validity of the expression set in setExpression().

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.AbstractSettableAttribute

getDefaultExpression, getValueAsString

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.Attribute

_checkContainer, _getContainedObject, _propagateExistence, clone, getContainer, moveDown, moveToFirst, moveToIndex, moveToLast, moveUp, setContainer, setName, updateContent

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

_addAttribute, _adjustOverride, _attachText, _cloneFixAttributeFields, _containedDecorators, _copyChangeRequestList, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _description, _executeChangeRequests, _exportMoMLContents, _getIndentPrefix, _isMoMLSuppressed, _markContentsDerived, _notifyHierarchyListenersAfterChange, _notifyHierarchyListenersBeforeChange, _removeAttribute, _splitName, _stripNumericSuffix, _validateSettables, addChangeListener, addDebugListener, addHierarchyListener, attributeChanged, 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, toString, 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, setName

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Settable

getDisplayName

Constructor Detail

UnitAttribute

public UnitAttribute()
              throws IllegalActionException,
                     NameDuplicationException

Construct a UnitsAttribute with no specific name, or container.

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.

UnitAttribute

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

Construct a UnitsAttribute with the specified name, and container.

Parameters:

container - Container

name - Name

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

addValueListener

public void addValueListener(ValueListener listener)

Add a listener to be notified when the value of this attribute changes. If the listener is already on the list of listeners, then do nothing.

Parameters:

listener - The listener to add.

See Also:

Settable.removeValueListener(ValueListener)

exportMoML

public void exportMoML(java.io.Writer output,
                       int depth,
                       java.lang.String name)
                throws java.io.IOException

Write a MoML description of the UnitsAttribute. Nothing is written if the value is null or "".

Specified by:

exportMoML in interface MoMLExportable

Overrides:

exportMoML in class NamedObj

Parameters:

output - The output stream to write to.

depth - The depth in the hierarchy, to determine indenting.

name - The name to use instead of the current name.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

NamedObj.exportMoML(Writer, int, String)

getExpression

public java.lang.String getExpression()

Get the descriptive form of this attribute.

Returns:

a String that represents the descriptive form.

See Also:

Settable.getExpression()

getUnitConstraints

public UnitConstraints getUnitConstraints()

Get the UnitConstraints.

Returns:

The UnitConstraints.

getUnitExpr

public UnitExpr getUnitExpr()

Get the Unit Expression.

Returns:

The UnitExpr.

getVisibility

public Settable.Visibility getVisibility()

Get the visibility of this attribute, as set by setVisibility(). The visibility is set by default to NONE.

Returns:

The visibility of this attribute.

See Also:

Settable.getVisibility()

removeValueListener

public void removeValueListener(ValueListener listener)

Remove a listener from the list of listeners that is notified when the value of this attribute changes. If no such listener exists, do nothing.

Parameters:

listener - The listener to remove.

See Also:

Settable.addValueListener(ValueListener)

setExpression

public void setExpression(java.lang.String expression)
                   throws IllegalActionException

Set the expression. This method takes the descriptive form and determines the internal form (by parsing the descriptive form) and stores it.

Specified by:

setExpression in interface Settable

Overrides:

setExpression in class AbstractSettableAttribute

Parameters:

expression - A String that is the descriptive form of either a Unit or a UnitEquation.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the expression is invalid (not thrown in this base class).

See Also:

Settable.setExpression(java.lang.String)

setUnitConstraints

public void setUnitConstraints(UnitConstraints constraints)

Set the UnitConstraints.

Parameters:

constraints - The UnitConstraints.

setUnitExpr

public void setUnitExpr(UnitExpr expr)

Set the Unit Expression.

Parameters:

expr - A UnitExpr.

setVisibility

public void setVisibility(Settable.Visibility visibility)

Set the visibility of this attribute. The argument should be one of the public static instances in Settable.

Parameters:

visibility - The visibility of this attribute.

See Also:

Settable.setVisibility(Settable.Visibility)

validate

public java.util.Collection validate()
                              throws IllegalActionException

Description copied from interface: Settable

Check the validity of the expression set in setExpression(). Implementations of this method should notify the container by calling attributeChanged(), unless the container has already been notified in setExpression(). They should also notify any registered value listeners if they have not already been notified. If any other instances of Settable are validated as a side effect, then an implementation should return a Collection containing those instances. This can be used by the caller to avoid validating those again. The list may contain this instance of Settable.

Returns:

A collection of settables that are also validated as a side effect, or null if there are none.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the expression is not valid, or its value is not acceptable to the container or the listeners.

_propagateValue

protected void _propagateValue(NamedObj destination)
                        throws IllegalActionException

Propagate the value of this object to the specified object. The specified object is required to be an instance of the same class as this one, or a ClassCastException will be thrown.

Overrides:

_propagateValue in class NamedObj

Parameters:

destination - Object to which to propagate the value.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the value cannot be propagated.