ptolemy.actor.lib
Class ThrowModelError

java.lang.Object
  extended by ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj
      extended by ptolemy.kernel.InstantiableNamedObj
          extended by ptolemy.kernel.Entity
              extended by ptolemy.kernel.ComponentEntity
                  extended by ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor
                      extended by ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor
                          extended by ptolemy.actor.lib.Sink
                              extended by ptolemy.actor.lib.ThrowModelError
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, Actor, Executable, FiringsRecordable, Initializable, TypedActor, Changeable, Debuggable, DebugListener, Derivable, Instantiable, ModelErrorHandler, MoMLExportable, Moveable, Nameable

public class ThrowModelError
extends Sink

An actor that throws a model error when it receives a true token on any input channel. The message reported in the model error is given by the message parameter. The inputs are read and checked in the postfire() method only.

A model error is an exception that is passed up the containment hierarchy rather than being immediately thrown. Any container in the containment hierarchy may choose to handle the error. By default, containers will pass and delegate the error to their container, if they have one, and throw an exception if they don't. But some containers might do more with the error.

Since:
Ptolemy II 2.1
Version:
$Id: ThrowModelError.java 57040 2010-01-27 20:52:32Z cxh $
Author:
Haiyang Zheng
See Also:
ThrowException, NamedObj.handleModelError(NamedObj, IllegalActionException), Serialized Form
Accepted Rating:
Green (neuendor)
Proposed Rating:
Green (eal)

Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.Entity
Entity.ContainedObjectsIterator
 
Field Summary
 StringAttribute message
          The message reported in the exception.
 
Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.lib.Sink
input
 
Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor
_actorFiringListeners, _initializables, _notifyingActorFiring, _stopRequested
 
Fields inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj
_changeListeners, _changeLock, _changeRequests, _debugging, _debugListeners, _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
ThrowModelError(CompositeEntity container, java.lang.String name)
          Construct an actor in the specified container with the specified name.
 
Method Summary
 boolean postfire()
          Read one token from each input channel that has a token, and if any token is true, invoke the model error handler.
 
Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor
_addPort, _fireAt, _fireAt, attributeTypeChanged, clone, newPort, typeConstraintList, typeConstraints
 
Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor
_actorFiring, _actorFiring, addActorFiringListener, addInitializable, clone, connectionsChanged, createReceivers, declareDelayDependency, fire, getCausalityInterface, getDirector, getExecutiveDirector, getManager, initialize, inputPortList, isFireFunctional, isStrict, iterate, newReceiver, outputPortList, prefire, 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
_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, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _getIndentPrefix, _isMoMLSuppressed, _markContentsDerived, _propagateValue, _recordDecoratedAttributes, _removeAttribute, _splitName, _stripNumericSuffix, addChangeListener, addDebugListener, attributeChanged, attributeList, attributeList, 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, propagateValue, propagateValues, removeChangeListener, removeDebugListener, 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.actor.Executable
fire, isFireFunctional, isStrict, iterate, prefire, stop, stopFire, terminate
 
Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Initializable
addInitializable, initialize, preinitialize, removeInitializable, wrapup
 
Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Nameable
description, getContainer, getDisplayName, getFullName, getName, getName, setName
 
Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Derivable
getDerivedLevel, getDerivedList, propagateValue
 

Field Detail

message

public StringAttribute message
The message reported in the exception.

Constructor Detail

ThrowModelError

public ThrowModelError(CompositeEntity container,
                       java.lang.String name)
                throws IllegalActionException,
                       NameDuplicationException
Construct an actor in the specified container with the specified name.

Parameters:
container - The container.
name - The name of this actor within the container.
Throws:
IllegalActionException - If the actor cannot be contained by the proposed container.
NameDuplicationException - If the name coincides with an actor already in the container.
Method Detail

postfire

public boolean postfire()
                 throws IllegalActionException
Read one token from each input channel that has a token, and if any token is true, invoke the model error handler.

Specified by:
postfire in interface Executable
Overrides:
postfire in class AtomicActor
Returns:
Whatever the base class returns (probably true).
Throws:
IllegalActionException - If thrown by the parent class.