edu.sc.ants
Class Agent

java.lang.Object
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  +--edu.sc.ants.Thing
        |
        +--edu.sc.ants.Agent

Direct Known Subclasses:

EnemyAgent, Follower, GoodAgent, Target

public class Agent

extends Thing

An Agent is a Thing that can take action. Probably all test agents should inherit from this class. Once you do that, all you need to do is to define your own processInput() and generateAction() methods to do whatever you want.

Fields inherited from class edu.sc.ants.Thing

env, fixed, heading, lastInput, myBroadcastRange, myColor, myExpireWait, myID, mySensingRange, mySize, name, running, suspended, type, xLocation, yLocation

Constructor Summary

Agent(int id, Environment e, java.lang.String n, double x, double y, double h, java.lang.String t)
A constructor.

Method Summary

void	drawInfo(java.awt.Graphics g) Draws lines from where I think I am to where I think everyone else is.
Action	generateAction() This method needs to return the action the agent wants to take at that particular time.
void	processInput() This method needs to handle all input and send any messages that need to be sent.

Methods inherited from class edu.sc.ants.Thing

draw, draw, expireObservations, incorporateObservations, incorporateOthersObservations, resume, run, start, stop, suspend

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Agent

public Agent(int id,
             Environment e,
             java.lang.String n,
             double x,
             double y,
             double h,
             java.lang.String t)

A constructor. We need to define this because it will not compile without it.

Parameters:

id - my unique ID.

e - the enviroment on which I reside

n - name

x - x location on the panel

y - y location on the panel

h - heading

t - type

Method Detail

processInput

public void processInput()

This method needs to handle all input and send any messages that need to be sent. This implementation incorporates all the observations that the agent hears about and broadcasts all that the agent knows (so others can hear this and do likewise).

Overrides:

processInput in class Thing

generateAction

public Action generateAction()

This method needs to return the action the agent wants to take at that particular time. @see Action. The default is to take a random action.

Overrides:

generateAction in class Thing

drawInfo

public void drawInfo(java.awt.Graphics g)

Draws lines from where I think I am to where I think everyone else is.