Package ptolemy.actor.lib.conversions

Class InUnitsOf

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

ptolemy.kernel.InstantiableNamedObj

ptolemy.kernel.Entity<T>

ptolemy.kernel.ComponentEntity<T>

ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor

ptolemy.actor.lib.Transformer

ptolemy.actor.lib.conversions.InUnitsOf

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Actor, Executable, FiringsRecordable, Initializable, TypedActor, Changeable, Debuggable, DebugListener, Derivable, Instantiable, ModelErrorHandler, MoMLExportable, Moveable, Nameable

public class InUnitsOf
extends Transformer

An actor that converts input tokens to specified units by dividing the input by the value of the units parameter. This actor is designed to be used with a unit system, which must be included in the model (note that some Ptolemy II applications do not include unit systems).

The units are specified by the units parameter, which contains a DoubleToken with units. The input tokens and the token in the unit parameter must have the same unit category. Otherwise, an exception will be thrown in the fire() method. Unit categories include the ones defined in the MoML file, such as length, time, mass, and the composite ones formed through the base categories, such as length/time (speed), and length * length (area). The output token is a DoubleToken without units.

Since:

Ptolemy II 2.0

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Yuhong Xiong, Xiaojun Liu, Edward Lee

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (cxh)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Red (yuhong)

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.Entity

Entity.ContainedObjectsIterator

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
Parameter	units	The units to which the input tokens will be converted.

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.lib.Transformer

input, output

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor

_typesValid

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor

_actorFiringListeners, _initializables, _notifyingActorFiring, _stopRequested

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.actor.Executable

COMPLETED, NOT_READY, STOP_ITERATING

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
InUnitsOf(CompositeEntity container, java.lang.String name)	Construct an actor with the given container and name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	fire()	Convert the input to the units specified by the units parameter.
boolean	prefire()	Return false if the input port has no token, otherwise return what the superclass returns (presumably true).

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor

_containedTypeConstraints, _customTypeConstraints, _defaultTypeConstraints, _fireAt, _fireAt, attributeTypeChanged, clone, clone, isBackwardTypeInferenceEnabled, newPort, typeConstraintList, typeConstraints

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor

_actorFiring, _actorFiring, _declareDelayDependency, addActorFiringListener, addInitializable, connectionsChanged, createReceivers, declareDelayDependency, getCausalityInterface, getDirector, getExecutiveDirector, getManager, initialize, inputPortList, isFireFunctional, isStrict, iterate, newReceiver, outputPortList, postfire, 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

_addPort, _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, _containedDecorators, _copyChangeRequestList, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _executeChangeRequests, _getIndentPrefix, _isMoMLSuppressed, _markContentsDerived, _notifyHierarchyListenersAfterChange, _notifyHierarchyListenersBeforeChange, _propagateValue, _removeAttribute, _splitName, _stripNumericSuffix, addChangeListener, addDebugListener, addHierarchyListener, attributeChanged, attributeDeleted, attributeList, attributeList, decorators, 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, notifyOfNameChange, propagateValue, propagateValues, removeAttribute, removeChangeListener, removeDebugListener, removeHierarchyListener, 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.kernel.util.Derivable

getDerivedLevel, getDerivedList, propagateValue

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Executable

isFireFunctional, isStrict, iterate, postfire, 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

Field Detail

units

public Parameter units

The units to which the input tokens will be converted. The default value of this parameter is the double 1.0.

Constructor Detail

InUnitsOf

public InUnitsOf(CompositeEntity container,
                 java.lang.String name)
          throws NameDuplicationException,
                 IllegalActionException

Construct an actor with the given container and name. In addition to invoking the base class constructors, construct the units parameter. Initialize units to DoubleToken with value 1.0.

Parameters:

container - The container.

name - The name of this actor.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the actor cannot be contained by the proposed container.

NameDuplicationException - If the container already has an actor with this name.

Method Detail

fire

public void fire()
          throws IllegalActionException

Convert the input to the units specified by the units parameter. If there is no input, then produce no output.

Specified by:

fire in interface Executable

Overrides:

fire in class AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If there is no director.

prefire

public boolean prefire()
                throws IllegalActionException

Return false if the input port has no token, otherwise return what the superclass returns (presumably true).

Specified by:

prefire in interface Executable

Overrides:

prefire in class AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

Returns:

True if this actor is ready for firing, false otherwise.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If there is no director.