ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes
Class AttributeExpressionAttribute

java.lang.Object
  extended by ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj
      extended by ptolemy.kernel.util.Attribute
          extended by ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.VisibleAttribute
              extended by ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.AbstractTextAttribute
                  extended by ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.AttributeValueAttribute
                      extended by ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.AttributeExpressionAttribute
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, Changeable, Debuggable, DebugListener, Derivable, ModelErrorHandler, MoMLExportable, Moveable, Nameable, Settable, ValueListener

public class AttributeExpressionAttribute
extends AttributeValueAttribute

This is a text attribute whose text string is derived from the expression of a parameter.

Since:
Ptolemy II 4.1
Version:
$Id: AttributeExpressionAttribute.java 57040 2010-01-27 20:52:32Z cxh $
Author:
Steve Neuendorffer
See Also:
Serialized Form
Accepted Rating:
Red (cxh)
Proposed Rating:
Yellow (eal)

Nested Class Summary
 
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.vergil.kernel.attributes.AttributeValueAttribute
_attribute, _displayWidth, attributeName, displayWidth
 
Fields inherited from class ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.AbstractTextAttribute
_icon, bold, center, fontFamily, italic, textColor, textSize
 
Fields inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj
_changeListeners, _changeLock, _changeRequests, _debugging, _debugListeners, _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
AttributeExpressionAttribute(NamedObj container, java.lang.String name)
          Construct an attribute with the given name contained by the specified container.
 
Method Summary
protected  java.lang.String _getText()
          Return the a new string that contains the expression of the referred to attribute.
 
Methods inherited from class ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.AttributeValueAttribute
_setAttributeName, addValueListener, attributeChanged, getDefaultExpression, getDisplayName, getExpression, getValueAsString, getVisibility, removeValueListener, setExpression, setVisibility, validate, valueChanged
 
Methods inherited from class ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.AbstractTextAttribute
clone
 
Methods inherited from class ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.VisibleAttribute
moveToFirst, moveToLast
 
Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.Attribute
_checkContainer, _getContainedObject, _propagateExistence, getContainer, moveDown, moveToIndex, moveUp, setContainer, setName, updateContent
 
Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj
_addAttribute, _adjustOverride, _attachText, _cloneFixAttributeFields, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _description, _exportMoMLContents, _getIndentPrefix, _isMoMLSuppressed, _markContentsDerived, _propagateValue, _recordDecoratedAttributes, _removeAttribute, _splitName, _stripNumericSuffix, _validateSettables, addChangeListener, addDebugListener, attributeList, attributeList, attributeTypeChanged, clone, containedObjectsIterator, deepContains, depthInHierarchy, description, description, event, executeChangeRequests, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoMLPlain, getAttribute, getAttribute, getAttributes, getChangeListeners, getClassName, getDecoratorAttribute, getDecoratorAttributes, getDerivedLevel, getDerivedList, getElementName, getFullName, getModelErrorHandler, getName, getName, getPrototypeList, getSource, handleModelError, isDeferringChangeRequests, isOverridden, isPersistent, lazyContainedObjectsIterator, message, propagateExistence, propagateValue, propagateValues, removeChangeListener, removeDebugListener, requestChange, setClassName, setDeferringChangeRequests, setDerivedLevel, setDisplayName, setModelErrorHandler, setPersistent, setSource, sortContainedObjects, toplevel, toString, 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, setName
 

Constructor Detail

AttributeExpressionAttribute

public AttributeExpressionAttribute(NamedObj container,
                                    java.lang.String name)
                             throws IllegalActionException,
                                    NameDuplicationException
Construct an attribute with the given name contained by the specified container. The container argument must not be null, or a NullPointerException will be thrown. This attribute 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. Increment the version of the workspace.

Parameters:
container - The container.
name - The name of this attribute.
Throws:
IllegalActionException - If the attribute is not of an acceptable class for the container, or if the name contains a period.
NameDuplicationException - If the name coincides with an attribute already in the container.
Method Detail

_getText

protected java.lang.String _getText()
Return the a new string that contains the expression of the referred to attribute.

Overrides:
_getText in class AttributeValueAttribute
Returns:
A new shape.