Package ptolemy.data.expr

Class ChoiceParameter

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

ptolemy.kernel.util.Attribute

ptolemy.kernel.util.AbstractSettableAttribute

ptolemy.data.expr.Variable

ptolemy.data.expr.Parameter

ptolemy.data.expr.StringParameter

ptolemy.data.expr.ChoiceParameter

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

Direct Known Subclasses:

TransformationMode

public class ChoiceParameter
extends StringParameter

This parameter contains a string value and has a list of acceptable choices.

Since:

Ptolemy II 8.0

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Thomas Huining Feng

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (tfeng)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Red (tfeng)

Nested Class Summary

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 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	Description
ChoiceParameter(NamedObj container, java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class<?> enumClass)	Construct a parameter with the given name contained by the specified entity.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.Object	getChosenValue()	Get the choice as a member of the enum class.

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.data.expr.StringParameter

stringValue

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.data.expr.Parameter

addChoice, clone, exportMoML, getChoices, removeAllChoices, removeChoice

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.data.expr.Variable

_description, _evaluate, _getCurrentExpression, _notifyValueListeners, _parseIfNecessary, _propagate, _propagateToValueListeners, _propagateValue, _setToken, _setTokenAndNotify, addValueListener, attributeChanged, 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, validate, 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.kernel.util.Nameable

description, getContainer, getFullName, getName, getName

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Settable

getDisplayName

Constructor Detail

ChoiceParameter

public ChoiceParameter(NamedObj container,
                       java.lang.String name,
                       java.lang.Class<?> enumClass)
                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.

enumClass - The enum class that contains the choices.

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

getChosenValue

public java.lang.Object getChosenValue()

Get the choice as a member of the enum class. The string value of that member (returned with its toString() method) is equal to the string value contained by this parameter.

Returns:

The chosen member of the enum class.