org.jscience.architecture.lift
Class Tickable

java.lang.Object
  org.jscience.architecture.lift.Tickable

All Implemented Interfaces:

TickableInterface

Direct Known Subclasses:

Passenger, PassengerGenerator, PassengerProcessor, SimulatedCar, World

public abstract class Tickable
extends java.lang.Object
implements TickableInterface

This file is licensed under the GNU Public Licens (GPL).
This abstract class is the foundation class of all objects that change as time flows. In other worlds, all time-variant objects must extend this object in the JLESA system. This applies to Cars, Passengers, CAs, etc.

Constructor Summary

Tickable()
A simple constructor that sets an unique ID for this Tickable.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getFullName() Returns the Full Canonical Name of object that evenincludes unique ID
long	getID() Returns the unique ID.
abstract java.lang.String	getName() Returns the Name of the object.
abstract java.lang.String	getVersion() Returns the Version of the object
abstract void	Tick() This function is called in each step of the simulator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Tickable

public Tickable()

A simple constructor that sets an unique ID for this Tickable. Do not tamper with this one.

Method Detail

Tick

public abstract void Tick()

Description copied from interface: TickableInterface

This function is called in each step of the simulator. In other words, this method is called whenever a discrete simulation step (0.1 second) happens. All objects that are time-variant is notified by this method that some time has elapsed since.

Specified by:

Tick in interface TickableInterface

getFullName

public java.lang.String getFullName()

Returns the Full Canonical Name of object that evenincludes unique ID

Specified by:

getFullName in interface TickableInterface

Returns:

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getID

public long getID()

Description copied from interface: TickableInterface

Returns the unique ID.

Specified by:

getID in interface TickableInterface

Returns:

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getName

public abstract java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: TickableInterface

Returns the Name of the object.

Specified by:

getName in interface TickableInterface

Returns:

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getVersion

public abstract java.lang.String getVersion()

Description copied from interface: TickableInterface

Returns the Version of the object

Specified by:

getVersion in interface TickableInterface

Returns:

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