ptolemy.actor.gt

Class IterativeParameter

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

ptolemy.kernel.util.Attribute

ptolemy.kernel.util.AbstractSettableAttribute

ptolemy.data.expr.Variable

ptolemy.data.expr.Parameter

ptolemy.actor.gt.IterativeParameter

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class IterativeParameter
extends Parameter
implements MatchCallback, ValueIterator

A special parameter in the pattern that can take various values in pattern. matching. In a transformation, the pattern matching algorithm may try to use all the allowed values one by one by invoking the methods initial() and next(), until either the latter method throws an IllegalActionException or the pattern matching terminates. With this parameter, it is possible to define a pattern with variable structures, which depend on the values of this parameter.

Since:

Ptolemy II 8.0

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Thomas Huining Feng

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (tfeng)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Yellow (tfeng)

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	IterativeParameter.ConstraintViolationException The exception to denote that the constraint is violated and no more values are available.
static class	IterativeParameter.Mode The modes of this parameter.

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

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
Parameter	constraint The constraint that all values must satisfy.
Parameter	initial The initial value.
ChoiceParameter	mode The mode of this parameter.
Parameter	next The next value (computed based on the current value).

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 and Description
IterativeParameter(NamedObj container, java.lang.String name) Construct a parameter with the given name contained by the specified entity.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	_validateConstraint() Validate the constraint.
void	attributeChanged(Attribute attribute) React to a change in an attribute.
java.lang.Object	clone(Workspace workspace) Clone the variable.
boolean	foundMatch(GraphMatcher matcher) A routine to be called when a match is found in the graph matching.
Token	initial() Set the value of this parameter to be the initial value, and return that initial value.
Token	next() Set the value of this parameter to be the next acceptable value, and return that value.
java.util.Collection<?>	validate() If this variable is not lazy (the default) then evaluate the expression contained in this variable, and notify any value dependents.

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.data.expr.Parameter

addChoice, exportMoML, getChoices, removeAllChoices, removeChoice

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.data.expr.Variable

_description, _evaluate, _getCurrentExpression, _notifyValueListeners, _parseIfNecessary, _propagate, _propagateToValueListeners, _propagateValue, _setToken, _setTokenAndNotify, addValueListener, getDeclaredType, getExpression, getFreeIdentifiers, getParserScope, getScope, getScope, getToken, 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, 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.actor.gt.ValueIterator

getToken, setToken

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Settable

addValueListener, getDefaultExpression, getDisplayName, getExpression, getValueAsString, getVisibility, removeValueListener, setExpression, setVisibility

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Nameable

description, getContainer, getFullName, getName, getName, setName

Field Detail

constraint

public Parameter constraint

The constraint that all values must satisfy.

initial

public Parameter initial

The initial value.

mode

public ChoiceParameter mode

The mode of this parameter.

See Also:

IterativeParameter.Mode

next

public Parameter next

The next value (computed based on the current value).

Constructor Detail

IterativeParameter

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

Construct a parameter with the given name contained by the specified entity. The container argument must not be null, or a NullPointerException will be thrown. This parameter 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. The object is not added to the list of objects in the workspace unless the container is null. Increment the version of the workspace.

Parameters:

container - The container.

name - The name of the parameter.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the parameter is not of an acceptable class for the container.

NameDuplicationException - If the name coincides with a parameter already in the container.

Method Detail

attributeChanged

public void attributeChanged(Attribute attribute)
                      throws IllegalActionException

React to a change in an attribute. This method is called by a contained attribute when its value changes. In this base class, the method does nothing. In derived classes, this method may throw an exception, indicating that the new attribute value is invalid. It is up to the caller to restore the attribute to a valid value if an exception is thrown.

Overrides:

attributeChanged in class Variable

Parameters:

attribute - The attribute that changed.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the change is not acceptable to this container (not thrown in this base class).

clone

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

Clone the variable. This creates a new variable containing the same token (if the value was set with setToken()) or the same (unevaluated) expression, if the expression was set with setExpression(). The list of variables added to the scope is not cloned; i.e., the clone has an empty scope. The clone has the same static type constraints (those given by setTypeEquals() and setTypeAtMost()), but none of the dynamic type constraints (those relative to other variables).

Overrides:

clone in class Parameter

Parameters:

workspace - The workspace in which to place the cloned variable.

Returns:

The cloned variable.

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException - Not thrown in this base class.

See Also:

Object.clone()

foundMatch

public boolean foundMatch(GraphMatcher matcher)

A routine to be called when a match is found in the graph matching. The graph matcher is passed in as the parameter, and the current match can be obtained by calling GraphMatcher.getMatchResult(). This match result should not be kept, however, because it may be changed by future matching operations. To keep a copy of this result, invoke MatchResult.clone() and keep the cloned copy. The return value indicates whether the match is the one looked for. If it is true, the matching will terminate after this routine returns, and no more match result will be reported.

Specified by:

foundMatch in interface MatchCallback

Parameters:

matcher - The graph matcher.

Returns:

Whether the matching should terminate right away.

initial

public Token initial()
              throws IllegalActionException

Set the value of this parameter to be the initial value, and return that initial value.

Specified by:

initial in interface ValueIterator

Returns:

The initial value.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the initial value cannot be set.

next

public Token next()
           throws IllegalActionException

Set the value of this parameter to be the next acceptable value, and return that value.

Specified by:

next in interface ValueIterator

Returns:

The next value.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the next value cannot be set.

validate

public java.util.Collection<?> validate()
                                 throws IllegalActionException

If this variable is not lazy (the default) then evaluate the expression contained in this variable, and notify any value dependents. If those are not lazy, then they too will be evaluated. Also, if the variable is not lazy, then notify its container, if there is one, by calling its attributeChanged() method.

If this variable is lazy, then mark this variable and any of its value dependents as needing evaluation and for any value dependents that are not lazy, evaluate them. Note that if there are no value dependents, or if they are all lazy, then this will not result in evaluation of this variable, and hence will not ensure that the expression giving its value is valid. Call getToken() or getType() to accomplish that.

Specified by:

validate in interface Settable

Overrides:

validate in class Variable

Returns:

The current list of value listeners, which are evaluated as a consequence of this call to validate().

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If this variable or a variable dependent on this variable cannot be evaluated (and is not lazy) and the model error handler throws an exception. Also thrown if the change is not acceptable to the container.

_validateConstraint

protected void _validateConstraint()
                            throws IllegalActionException

Validate the constraint.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the constraint is violated, or if the current value of the parameter cannot be retrieved.