Package FAtiMA.Core

Class ValuedAction

java.lang.Object

FAtiMA.Core.ValuedAction

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class ValuedAction
extends Object
implements Serializable

Action that has associated with it an emotion. This emotion was responsible in part for the selection of the action, and can be used to select between conflicting actions. The action supported by the strongest emotion wins.

Author:

Joao Dias

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ValuedAction(String component, Name action, float value)
ValuedAction(String component, Name action, ActiveEmotion emotion)	Creates a new ValuedAction

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Name	getAction()	Gets the Action's name
String	getComponent()
ActiveEmotion	getEmotion(EmotionalState es)	Gets the Emotion that supports this action
float	getValue(EmotionalState es)	Gets an emotional value associated with the action
void	setEmotion(ActiveEmotion emotion)	Sets the Emotion associated with the action
String	toString()	Converts the ValuedAction to a String

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ValuedAction

public ValuedAction(String component,
 Name action,
 ActiveEmotion emotion)

Creates a new ValuedAction

Parameters:

action - - the action

emotion - - the emotion associated to the action

ValuedAction

public ValuedAction(String component,
 Name action,
 float value)

Method Details

getComponent

public String getComponent()

getAction

public Name getAction()

Gets the Action's name

Returns:

the action to perform

getEmotion

public ActiveEmotion getEmotion(EmotionalState es)

Gets the Emotion that supports this action

Returns:

the Emotion associated with the action

getValue

public float getValue(EmotionalState es)

Gets an emotional value associated with the action

Returns:

a float representing how emotionally important is the action

setEmotion

public void setEmotion(ActiveEmotion emotion)

Sets the Emotion associated with the action

Parameters:

emotion - - the new ActiveEmotion to associate to the action

toString

public String toString()

Converts the ValuedAction to a String

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the converted String