ptolemy.kernel

Class ComponentPort

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

ptolemy.kernel.Port

ptolemy.kernel.ComponentPort

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

Direct Known Subclasses:

IOPort, SyntacticPort

public class ComponentPort
extends Port

A port supporting hierarchy. A component port can have "inside" links as well as the usual "outside" links supported by the base class. That is, while the basic port has only links to relations that are on the exterior of its containing entity, this port can have links to relations on the interior. An inside link is a link to a relation that is contained by the container of the port.

A ComponentPort may be transparent or opaque. If it is transparent, then "deep" accesses of the topology see through the port. Methods that read the topology come in two versions, shallow and deep. The deep versions pass through transparent ports. This is done with a simple rule. If a transparent port is encountered from inside, then the traversal continues with its outside links. If it is encountered from outside, then the traversal continues with its inside links. A ComponentPort is opaque if its container is opaque. (its isOpaque() method returns true). Derived classes may use other strategies to specify whether a port is opaque.

Normally, links to a transparent port from the outside are to relations contained by the container of the container of the port. Links from the inside are to relations contained by the container of the port. That is, levels of the hierarchy are not crossed. For a few applications, links that cross levels of the hierarchy are needed. The links in these connections are created using the liberalLink() method. The link() method prohibits such links, throwing an exception if they are attempted (most applications will prohibit level-crossing connections by using only the link() method).

A ComponentPort can link to any instance of ComponentRelation. An attempt to link to an instance of Relation will trigger an exception. Derived classes may wish to further constrain links to a subclass of ComponentRelation. To do this, subclasses should override the protected methods _checkLink() and _checkLiberalLink() to throw an exception if their arguments are relations that are not of the appropriate subclass. Similarly, a ComponentPort can only be contained by a ComponentEntity, and an attempt to set the container to an instance of Entity will trigger an exception. If a subclass wishes to constrain the containers of the port to be of a subclass of ComponentEntity, they should override _checkContainer().

Since:

Ptolemy II 0.2

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Edward A. Lee, Xiaojun Liu

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Green (bart)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Green (eal)

Nested Class Summary

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

NamedObj.ContainedObjectsIterator

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.Port

_insideLinks, _relationsList

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ComponentPort() Construct a port in the default workspace with an empty string as its name.
ComponentPort(ComponentEntity container, java.lang.String name) Construct a port with the given name contained by the specified entity.
ComponentPort(Workspace workspace) Construct a port in the specified workspace with an empty string as a name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	_checkContainer(Entity container) Override the base class to ensure that the proposed container is a ComponentEntity.
protected void	_checkLiberalLink(Relation relation) Check the validity of a link.
protected void	_checkLink(Relation relation) Override the base class to throw an exception if the relation is not a ComponentRelation, or if the container of the port or relation is null, or if the container of this port is a class definition and the link is not an inside link.
protected java.util.List	_deepConnectedPortList(java.util.LinkedList path) Deeply list the opaque ports connected to this port on the outside.
protected java.util.Enumeration	_deepConnectedPorts(java.util.LinkedList path) Deprecated. Use _deepConnectedPortList() instead.
protected java.util.List	_deepInsidePortList(java.util.LinkedList path) If this port is transparent, then deeply list the ports connected on the inside.
protected java.util.Enumeration	_deepInsidePorts(java.util.LinkedList path) Deprecated. Use _deepInsidePortList() instead.
protected java.lang.String	_description(int detail, int indent, int bracket) Return a description of the object.
protected boolean	_isInsideLinkable(Nameable entity) Return true if this port is either a port of the specified entity, or a port of an entity that (deeply) contains the specified entity.
java.lang.Object	clone(Workspace workspace) Clone the object into the specified workspace.
java.util.List	deepConnectedPortList() Deeply list the ports connected to this port on the outside.
java.util.Enumeration	deepConnectedPorts() Deprecated. Use deepConnectedPortList() instead.
java.util.List	deepInsidePortList() Deeply list the ports connected on the inside.
java.util.Enumeration	deepInsidePorts() Deprecated. Use deepInsidePortList() instead.
void	insertInsideLink(int index, Relation relation) Insert a link to the specified relation at the specified index, and notify the container by calling its connectionsChanged() method.
void	insertLink(int index, Relation relation) Insert a link to the specified relation at the specified index, and notify the container by calling its connectionsChanged() method.
java.util.List	insidePortList() List the ports connected on the inside to this port.
java.util.Enumeration	insidePorts() Deprecated. Use insidePortList() instead.
java.util.List	insideRelationList() List the relations linked on the inside to this port.
java.util.Enumeration	insideRelations() Enumerate the relations linked on the inside to this port.
boolean	isDeeplyConnected(ComponentPort port) Return true the the given port is deeply connected with this port.
boolean	isInsideGroupLinked(Relation r) Return true if the given relation or one in its relation group is linked to this port on the inside.
boolean	isInsideLinked(Relation relation) Return true if the given relation is linked from inside.
boolean	isOpaque() Return true if the container entity is opaque.
void	liberalLink(ComponentRelation relation) Link this port with the specified relation.
void	link(Relation relation) Link this port with the specified relation.
int	numInsideLinks() Return the number of inside links.
void	setContainer(Entity entity) Specify the container entity, adding the port to the list of ports in the container.
void	unlink(Relation relation) Unlink the specified Relation.
void	unlinkAll() Unlink all outside links.
void	unlinkAllInside() Unlink all inside links.
void	unlinkInside(int index) Unlink whatever relation is currently linked on the inside with the specified index number.
void	unlinkInside(Relation relation) Unlink the specified relation on the inside.

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.Port

_getContainedObject, _propagateExistence, connectedPortList, connectedPorts, getContainer, isGroupLinked, isLinked, linkedRelationList, linkedRelations, moveDown, moveToFirst, moveToIndex, moveToLast, moveUp, numLinks, setName, unlink

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, _propagateValue, _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, 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

Constructor Detail

ComponentPort

public ComponentPort()

Construct a port in the default workspace with an empty string as its name. Increment the version number of the workspace. The object is added to the workspace directory.

ComponentPort

public ComponentPort(Workspace workspace)

Construct a port in the specified workspace with an empty string as a name. You can then change the name with setName(). If the workspace argument is null, then use the default workspace. The object is added to the workspace directory. Increment the version number of the workspace.

Parameters:

workspace - The workspace that will list the port.

ComponentPort

public ComponentPort(ComponentEntity container,
                     java.lang.String name)
              throws IllegalActionException,
                     NameDuplicationException

Construct a port with the given name contained by the specified entity. The container argument must not be null, or a NullPointerException will be thrown. This port 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 entity.

name - The name of the port.

Throws:

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

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

Method Detail

clone

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

Clone the object into the specified workspace. The new object is not added to the directory of that workspace (you must do this yourself if you want it there). The result is a new port with no connections and no container.

Overrides:

clone in class Port

Parameters:

workspace - The workspace for the cloned object.

Returns:

A new ComponentPort.

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException - If one or more of the attributes cannot be cloned.

See Also:

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

deepConnectedPortList

public java.util.List deepConnectedPortList()

Deeply list the ports connected to this port on the outside. Begin by listing the ports that are connected to this port. If any of those are transparent ports that we are connected to from the inside, then list all the ports deeply connected on the outside to that transparent port. If any are transparent ports that we are connected to from the outside, then list opaque ports deeply inside that port. Note that a port may be listed more than once. This method is read synchronized on the workspace.

Returns:

An unmodifiable list of ComponentPort objects.

deepConnectedPorts

@Deprecated
public java.util.Enumeration deepConnectedPorts()

Deprecated. Use deepConnectedPortList() instead.

Deeply enumerate the ports connected to this port on the outside. Begin by enumerating the ports that are connected to this port. If any of those are transparent ports that we are connected to from the inside, then enumerate all the ports deeply connected on the outside to that transparent port. Note that a port may be listed more than once. This method read synchronized on the workspace.

Returns:

An enumeration of ComponentPort objects.

deepInsidePortList

public java.util.List deepInsidePortList()

Deeply list the ports connected on the inside. All ports listed are opaque. Note that the returned list could conceivably be empty, for example if this port has no inside links. Also, a port may be listed more than once if more than one inside connection to it has been established.

Returns:

An unmodifiable list of ComponentPort objects.

deepInsidePorts

@Deprecated
public java.util.Enumeration deepInsidePorts()

Deprecated. Use deepInsidePortList() instead.

If this port is transparent, then deeply enumerate the ports connected on the inside. Otherwise, enumerate just this port. All ports enumerated are opaque. Note that the returned enumeration could conceivably be empty, for example if this port is transparent but has no inside links. Also, a port may be listed more than once if more than one inside connection to it has been established.

Returns:

An enumeration of ComponentPort objects.

insertInsideLink

public void insertInsideLink(int index,
                             Relation relation)
                      throws IllegalActionException

Insert a link to the specified relation at the specified index, and notify the container by calling its connectionsChanged() method. This method defaults to adding an inside null link at the given index if the relation argument is null. Otherwise it simply invokes the insertLink) method.

The specified index can be any non-negative integer. Any links with indices larger than or equal to the one specified here will henceforth have indices that are larger by one. If the index is larger than the number of existing links (as returned by numLinks()), then empty links are inserted (these will be null elements in the list returned by linkedRelationsList() or in the enumeration returned by linkedRelations()). If the specified relation is null, then an empty inside link is inserted at the specified index.

Note that a port may be linked to the same relation more than once, in which case the link will be reported more than once by the linkedRelations() method.

In derived classes, the relation may be required to be an instance of a particular subclass of Relation (this is checked by the _checkLink() protected method).

This method is write-synchronized on the workspace and increments its version number.

Parameters:

index - The index at which to insert the link.

relation - The relation to link to this port.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the link would cross levels of the hierarchy, or the relation is incompatible, or the port has no container, or the port is not in the same workspace as the relation.

insertLink

public void insertLink(int index,
                       Relation relation)
                throws IllegalActionException

Insert a link to the specified relation at the specified index, and notify the container by calling its connectionsChanged() method. This overrides the base class to allow inside links as well as links at the same level of the hierarchy.

The specified index can be any non-negative integer. Any links with indices larger than or equal to the one specified here will henceforth have indices that are larger by one. If the index is larger than the number of existing links (as returned by numLinks()), then empty links are inserted (these will be null elements in the list returned by linkedRelationsList() or in the enumeration returned by linkedRelations()). If the specified relation is null, then an empty outside link is inserted at the specified index.

Note that a port may be linked to the same relation more than once, in which case the link will be reported more than once by the linkedRelations() method.

In derived classes, the relation may be required to be an instance of a particular subclass of Relation (this is checked by the _checkLink() protected method).

This method is write-synchronized on the workspace and increments its version number.

Overrides:

insertLink in class Port

Parameters:

index - The index at which to insert the link.

relation - The relation to link to this port.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the link would cross levels of the hierarchy, or the relation is incompatible, or the port has no container, or the port is not in the same workspace as the relation.

insidePortList

public java.util.List insidePortList()

List the ports connected on the inside to this port. Note that a port may be listed more than once if more than one inside connection has been established to it. This method is read-synchronized on the workspace.

Returns:

A list of ComponentPort objects.

insidePorts

@Deprecated
public java.util.Enumeration insidePorts()

Deprecated. Use insidePortList() instead.

Enumerate the ports connected on the inside to this port. Note that a port may be listed more than once if more than one inside connection has been established to it. This method is read-synchronized on the workspace.

Returns:

An enumeration of ComponentPort objects.

insideRelationList

public java.util.List insideRelationList()

List the relations linked on the inside to this port. Note that a relation may be listed more than once if more than link to it has been established. This method is read-synchronized on the workspace.

Returns:

A list of ComponentRelation objects.

insideRelations

public java.util.Enumeration insideRelations()

Enumerate the relations linked on the inside to this port. Note that a relation may be listed more than once if more than link to it has been established. This method is read-synchronized on the workspace.

Returns:

An enumeration of ComponentRelation objects.

isDeeplyConnected

public boolean isDeeplyConnected(ComponentPort port)

Return true the the given port is deeply connected with this port. This method is read-synchronized on the workspace.

Parameters:

port - The port that is checked for deep connectivity.

Returns:

True if the given port is deeply connected.

isInsideGroupLinked

public boolean isInsideGroupLinked(Relation r)

Return true if the given relation or one in its relation group is linked to this port on the inside.

Parameters:

r - The relation.

Returns:

True if the given relation is linked to this port.

See Also:

Port.isLinked(Relation)

isInsideLinked

public boolean isInsideLinked(Relation relation)

Return true if the given relation is linked from inside. Note that this returns true only if the relation is directly linked to the port. There is no support here for relation groups.

Parameters:

relation - The relation that is checked.

Returns:

True if the given relation is linked from inside.

isOpaque

public boolean isOpaque()

Return true if the container entity is opaque.

Returns:

True if the container entity is opaque.

liberalLink

public void liberalLink(ComponentRelation relation)
                 throws IllegalActionException

Link this port with the specified relation. The only constraints are that the port and the relation share the same workspace, and that the relation be of a compatible type (ComponentRelation). They are not required to be at the same level of the hierarchy. To prohibit links across levels of the hierarchy, use link(). Note that generally it is a bad idea to allow level-crossing links, since it breaks modularity. This loss of modularity means, among other things, that the composite within which this port exists cannot be cloned. Nonetheless, this capability is provided for the benefit of users that feel they just must have it, and who are willing to sacrifice clonability and modularity.

Both inside and outside links are supported. Note that a port may be linked to the same relation more than once, in which case the link will be reported more than once by the linkedRelations() method. If the relation argument is null, then create a null link (on the outside). This method is write-synchronized on the workspace and increments its version number.

Parameters:

relation - The relation to link to.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the relation does not share the same workspace, or the port has no container.

link

public void link(Relation relation)
          throws IllegalActionException

Link this port with the specified relation. Note that a port may be linked to the same relation more than once, in which case the link will be reported more than once by the linkedRelations() method. If the argument is null, then create a null link (on the outside). This method is write-synchronized on the workspace and increments its version number.

Overrides:

link in class Port

Parameters:

relation - The relation to link to.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the link crosses levels of the hierarchy, or the port has no container, or the relation is not a ComponentRelation, or if the port is contained by a class definition.

numInsideLinks

public int numInsideLinks()

Return the number of inside links. This method is read-synchronized on the workspace.

Returns:

The number of inside links.

setContainer

public void setContainer(Entity entity)
                  throws IllegalActionException,
                         NameDuplicationException

Specify the container entity, adding the port to the list of ports in the container. This class overrides the base class to remove all inside links if the given container is null. This method is write-synchronized on the workspace and increments its version number.

Overrides:

setContainer in class Port

Parameters:

entity - The container.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If this port is not of the expected class for the container, or it has no name, or the port and container are not in the same workspace.

NameDuplicationException - If the container already has a port with the name of this port.

See Also:

Port.getContainer(), Port._checkContainer(Entity)

unlink

public void unlink(Relation relation)

Unlink the specified Relation. If the Relation is not linked to this port, do nothing. If the relation is linked more than once, then unlink all occurrences. If there is a container, notify it by calling connectionsChanged(). This overrides the base class to check to see whether the link is an inside link, based on the container of the relation, and to call unlinkInside() if it is. This method is write-synchronized on the workspace and increments its version number.

Overrides:

unlink in class Port

Parameters:

relation - The relation to unlink.

unlinkAll

public void unlinkAll()

Unlink all outside links. If there is a container, notify it by calling connectionsChanged(). This method is write-synchronized on the workspace and increments its version number.

Overrides:

unlinkAll in class Port

unlinkAllInside

public void unlinkAllInside()

Unlink all inside links. If there is a container, notify it by calling connectionsChanged(). This method is write-synchronized on the workspace and increments its version number.

unlinkInside

public void unlinkInside(int index)

Unlink whatever relation is currently linked on the inside with the specified index number. If the relation is not linked to this port on the inside, do nothing. If a link is removed, then any links at higher index numbers will have their index numbers decremented by one. If there is a container, notify it by calling connectionsChanged(). This method is write-synchronized on the workspace and increments its version number.

Parameters:

index - The index number of the link to remove.

unlinkInside

public void unlinkInside(Relation relation)

Unlink the specified relation on the inside. If the relation is not linked to this port on the inside, do nothing. If the relation is linked more than once on the inside, remove all occurrences of the link. If there is a container, notify it by calling connectionsChanged(). This method is write-synchronized on the workspace and increments its version number.

Parameters:

relation - The relation to unlink.

_checkContainer

protected void _checkContainer(Entity container)
                        throws IllegalActionException

Override the base class to ensure that the proposed container is a ComponentEntity.

Overrides:

_checkContainer in class Port

Parameters:

container - The proposed container.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the container is not a ComponentEntity.

_checkLiberalLink

protected void _checkLiberalLink(Relation relation)
                          throws IllegalActionException

Check the validity of a link. If the link crosses levels of the hierarchy, then set the container persistent to ensure that MoML is exported for this link. This is used in a "strategy pattern," where the link methods call it to check the validity of a link, and derived classes perform more elaborate checks.

Parameters:

relation - The relation to link to.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If this port has no container or the relation is not a ComponentRelation, or the relation has no container, or the link crosses levels of the hierarchy.

_checkLink

protected void _checkLink(Relation relation)
                   throws IllegalActionException

Override the base class to throw an exception if the relation is not a ComponentRelation, or if the container of the port or relation is null, or if the container of this port is a class definition and the link is not an inside link. This method used to also throw an exception if the link crosses levels of the hierarchy, but it no longer does. The Vergil user interface provides no mechanism for creating such links, so this error would be rather difficult to make. We now assume that the designer truly intended to do this, so this method is identical to _checkLiberalLink().

This method is used in a "strategy pattern," where the link methods call it to check the validity of a link, and derived classes perform more elaborate checks. This method is not synchronized on the workspace, so the caller should be. If the relation argument is null, do nothing.

Overrides:

_checkLink in class Port

Parameters:

relation - The relation to link to.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If this port has no container, or the relation is not a ComponentRelation, or the relation has no container, or the link crosses levels of the hierarchy, or this port is not an acceptable port for the specified relation, or if the container of this port is a class definition and the link is not an inside link.

_deepConnectedPortList

protected java.util.List _deepConnectedPortList(java.util.LinkedList path)

Deeply list the opaque ports connected to this port on the outside. Begin by listing the ports that are connected to this port. If any of those are transparent ports that we are connected to from the inside, then list all the ports deeply connected on the outside to that transparent port. If any are transparent ports that we are connected to from the outside, then list opaque ports deeply inside that port. Note that a port may be listed more than once. The path argument is the path from the port that originally calls this method to this port. If this port is already on the list of ports on the path to this port in deeply traversing the topology, then there is a loop in the topology, and an InvalidStateException is thrown. This method not synchronized on the workspace, so the caller should.

Parameters:

path - The list of ports on the path to this port in deeply traversing the topology.

Returns:

An unmodifiable list of ComponentPort objects.

_deepConnectedPorts

@Deprecated
protected java.util.Enumeration _deepConnectedPorts(java.util.LinkedList path)

Deprecated. Use _deepConnectedPortList() instead.

Deeply enumerate the ports connected to this port on the outside. Begin by enumerating the ports that are connected to this port. If any of those are transparent ports that we are connected to from the inside, then list all the ports deeply connected on the outside to that transparent port. Note that a port may be enumerated more than once. The path argument is the path from the port that originally calls this method to this port. If this port is already on the list of ports on the path to this port in deeply traversing the topology, then there is a loop in the topology, and an InvalidStateException is thrown. This method not synchronized on the workspace, so the caller should.

Parameters:

path - The list of ports on the path to this port in deeply traversing the topology.

Returns:

An enumeration of ComponentPort objects.

_deepInsidePortList

protected java.util.List _deepInsidePortList(java.util.LinkedList path)

If this port is transparent, then deeply list the ports connected on the inside. Otherwise, list just this port. All ports listed are opaque. Note that the returned list could conceivably be empty, for example if this port is transparent but has no inside links. Also, a port may be listed more than once if more than one inside connection to it has been established. The path argument is the path from the port that originally calls this method to this port. If this port is already on the list of ports on the path to this port in deeply traversing the topology, then there is a loop in the topology, and an InvalidStateException is thrown. This method is read-synchronized on the workspace.

Parameters:

path - The list of ports on the path to this port in deeply traversing the topology.

Returns:

An unmodifiable list of ComponentPort objects.

_deepInsidePorts

@Deprecated
protected java.util.Enumeration _deepInsidePorts(java.util.LinkedList path)

Deprecated. Use _deepInsidePortList() instead.

If this port is transparent, then deeply enumerate the ports connected on the inside. Otherwise, enumerate just this port. All ports enumerated are opaque. Note that the returned enumeration could conceivably be empty, for example if this port is transparent but has no inside links. Also, a port may be listed more than once if more than one inside connection to it has been established. The path argument is the path from the port that originally calls this method to this port. If this port is already on the list of ports on the path to this port in deeply traversing the topology, then there is a loop in the topology, and an InvalidStateException is thrown. This method is read-synchronized on the workspace.

Parameters:

path - The list of ports on the path to this port in deeply traversing the topology.

Returns:

An enumeration of ComponentPort objects.

_description

protected java.lang.String _description(int detail,
                                        int indent,
                                        int bracket)
                                 throws IllegalActionException

Return a description of the object. The level of detail depends on the argument, which is an or-ing of the static final constants defined in the NamedObj class. Lines are indented according to to the level argument using the protected method _getIndentPrefix(). Zero, one or two brackets can be specified to surround the returned description. If one is specified it is the the leading bracket. This is used by derived classes that will append to the description. Those derived classes are responsible for the closing bracket. An argument other than 0, 1, or 2 is taken to be equivalent to 0. This method is read-synchronized on the workspace.

Overrides:

_description in class Port

Parameters:

detail - The level of detail.

indent - The amount of indenting.

bracket - The number of surrounding brackets (0, 1, or 2).

Returns:

A description of the object.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If thrown by the parent class.

_isInsideLinkable

protected boolean _isInsideLinkable(Nameable entity)

Return true if this port is either a port of the specified entity, or a port of an entity that (deeply) contains the specified entity. This method is read-synchronized on the workspace.

Parameters:

entity - A possible container.

Returns:

True if this port is outside the entity.