ix.ispace
Class AbstractAgentGroup

java.lang.Object
  ix.ispace.AbstractAgentGroup

All Implemented Interfaces:

AgentGroup

Direct Known Subclasses:

RelationshipGroup

public abstract class AbstractAgentGroup
extends java.lang.Object
implements AgentGroup

A base class that can support both intensionally and extensionally secified groups.

Field Summary

(package private) ContactManager	contactManager
(package private) java.lang.String	name

Constructor Summary

AbstractAgentGroup(java.lang.String name, ContactManager cm)

Method Summary

java.util.Collection	getBasePopulation() Returns the collection of AgentData objects from which this group's members are selected.
java.util.Collection	getKnownMembers() Returns the collection obtained by using the isMember method to filter the base population.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of this AgentGroup.
boolean	isMember(java.lang.Object item) A test that is applied to members of the base population to select the members of this group.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

name

java.lang.String name

contactManager

ContactManager contactManager

Constructor Detail

AbstractAgentGroup

public AbstractAgentGroup(java.lang.String name,
                          ContactManager cm)

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of this AgentGroup.

Specified by:

getName in interface AgentGroup

getBasePopulation

public java.util.Collection getBasePopulation()

Returns the collection of AgentData objects from which this group's members are selected. The implementation in this class returns the full collection of agents known to the contact manager. Note that a Collection object is always returned, never null.

See Also:

AgentData, ContactManager.getAgentData()

isMember

public boolean isMember(java.lang.Object item)

A test that is applied to members of the base population to select the members of this group. The implementation in this class always returns true.

getKnownMembers

public java.util.Collection getKnownMembers()

Returns the collection obtained by using the isMember method to filter the base population.

Specified by:

getKnownMembers in interface AgentGroup

See Also:

AgentData