Package ptolemy.actor.lib.conversions

Class TokenToExpression

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.Converter

ptolemy.actor.lib.conversions.TokenToExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class TokenToExpression
extends Converter

This actor reads a token from the input port and outputs a string token whose value is an expression that can be parsed to yield the input token. For example, if the input is itself a string token, the output will be a new string token whose value is the value of the input string token surrounded by double quotation marks. The input data type is undeclared, so this actor can accept any input. If the input known to be absent, this actor outputs a string "absent".

This actor accepts any type of data on its input port, therefore it doesn't declare a type, but lets the type resolution algorithm find the least fixed point. If backward type inference is enabled, and no input type has been declared, the input is constrained to be equal to BaseType.GENERAL. This will result in upstream ports resolving to the most general type rather than the most specific.

Since:

Ptolemy II 2.1

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Steve Neuendorffer, Haiyang Zheng

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (liuj)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Yellow (neuendor)

Nested Class Summary

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

Entity.ContainedObjectsIterator

Field Summary

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected java.util.Set<Inequality>	_customTypeConstraints()	Set the input port greater than or equal to BaseType.GENERAL in case backward type inference is enabled and the input port has no type declared.
void	fire()	Output a string token whose value is an expression representing the value of the input token.

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor

_containedTypeConstraints, _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, 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

_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, 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

Constructor Detail

TokenToExpression

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

Construct an actor with the given container and name.

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

Output a string token whose value is an expression representing the value of the input token. If the input known to be absent, this actor outputs a string "absent".

Specified by:

fire in interface Executable

Overrides:

fire in class AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If there's no director.

_customTypeConstraints

protected java.util.Set<Inequality> _customTypeConstraints()

Set the input port greater than or equal to BaseType.GENERAL in case backward type inference is enabled and the input port has no type declared.

Overrides:

_customTypeConstraints in class TypedAtomicActor

Returns:

A set of inequalities.