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Class sics.agentbase.mil.MILMessage

java.lang.Object
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   +----sics.agentbase.core.Message
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           +----sics.agentbase.core.AgentMessage
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                   +----sics.agentbase.mil.MILMessage

public class MILMessage

extends AgentMessage

MILMessage()

Constructs a new empty MILMessage.

getContent()

Returns the parsed content of this message.

getContentLanguage()

Returns the content language for this message.

getInReplyTo()

Returns the id to which this message is a reply.

getLocalReceiver()

Returns the local receiver of this message (the name of the object to deliver this message to).

getReceiver()

Returns the receiver of this message.

getReplyWith()

Returns the id to be used when replying to this message.

getSender()

Returns the sender of this message.

main(String[])

Test program.

readMessage(InputStream)

Reads a message from the specified input stream.

send()

Sends this message to this message's receiver.

setContent(Object)

Sets the content for this message.

setContentLanguage(String)

Sets the content language for this message.

setDefaultContentLanguage(String)

Sets the default content language for all MILMessages.

setInReplyTo(String)

Sets the id of the message to which this message is a reply.

setReceiver(String)

Sets the receiver of this message.

setReplyWith(String)

Sets the id to be used when replying to this message.

setSender(String)

Sets the sender of this message.

toString()

Returns a string representation of this message.

 public MILMessage()

Constructs a new empty MILMessage.

 public static void setDefaultContentLanguage(String cl)

Sets the default content language for all MILMessages.

Parameters:

cl - the default content language to use.

See Also:

getContentLanguage, getContent

 public synchronized String getSender()

Returns the sender of this message.

Returns:

the sender of this message or null if none exists.

 public String getLocalReceiver()

Returns the local receiver of this message (the name of the object to deliver this message to). Overrides the getLocalReceiver from Message since it is not automatically set when parsing agent messages.

Returns:

the local receiver of this message or null if no receiver exists.

Overrides:

getLocalReceiver in class Message

 public synchronized String getReceiver()

Returns the receiver of this message.

Returns:

the receiver of this message or null if no receiver exists.

 public synchronized String getInReplyTo()

Returns the id to which this message is a reply.

Returns:

the id to which this message is a reply or null if none exists.

 public synchronized String getReplyWith()

Returns the id to be used when replying to this message.

Returns:

the id to be used when repying to this message or null if none exists.

 public synchronized String getContentLanguage()

Returns the content language for this message. If no content language exists, the default content language is returned.

Returns:

the content language for this message.

See Also:

setDefaultContentLanguage

 public synchronized Object getContent() throws IOException

Returns the parsed content of this message. The content language is used to find a content handler for parsing the content. If no content language is set, the default content language is used instead.

Returns:

the parsed content of this message or null if none exists.

Throws: IOException

if an I/O or parse error occurs.

See Also:

setDefaultContentLanguage

 public void setSender(String sender)

Sets the sender of this message.

Parameters:

sender - the name of the sender.

 public void setReceiver(String receiver)

Sets the receiver of this message.

Parameters:

receiver - the name of the receiver.

 public void setInReplyTo(String id)

Sets the id of the message to which this message is a reply.

Parameters:

id - the id of the message to which this message is a reply.

 public void setReplyWith(String id)

Sets the id to be used when replying to this message.

Parameters:

id - the id to be used when replying.

 public void setContentLanguage(String language)

Sets the content language for this message.

Parameters:

language - the content language to set.

 public synchronized void setContent(Object content)

Sets the content for this message. When generating a message, the method toString is invoked in the content object to get a string representation. The content language is used at reception to find a content handler capable of parsing the string representation back to its internal representation.

Parameters:

content - the content to set.

 public synchronized void send() throws IOException

Sends this message to this message's receiver.

Throws: IOException

if the message could not be sent.

Overrides:

send in class Message

 public synchronized void readMessage(InputStream stream) throws IOException

Reads a message from the specified input stream.

Parameters:

stream - the input stream to read from.

Throws: IOException

if an I/O or parse error occurs.

Overrides:

readMessage in class AgentMessage

 public synchronized String toString()

Returns a string representation of this message.

Returns:

a string representation of this message.

Overrides:

toString in class AgentMessage

 public static void main(String args[])

Test program.

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