org.echarts
Class OutputPort

java.lang.Object
  org.echarts.Port
      org.echarts.LocalPort
          org.echarts.OutputPort

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.rmi.Remote, PortReference

Direct Known Subclasses:

ExternalPort, InternalPort

public abstract class OutputPort
extends LocalPort

Abstract superclass for InternalPort and ExternalPort which share the property that messages can be output (via the ECharts '!' operator) on. In the case of InternalPorts, output are simply enqueued on the port's queue. In the case of ExternalPorts, output messages are enqueued on a peer port's queue (assuming the ExternalPort has been peered with another port).

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.echarts.LocalPort

inputQueue

Fields inherited from interface org.echarts.PortReference

serialVersionUID

Constructor Summary

OutputPort()

Method Summary

abstract void

output(java.lang.Object message, Machine machine) Output specified object from specified machine.

Methods inherited from class org.echarts.LocalPort

clearMachineReference, getDynamicChildIndex, getDynamicParent, getInputQueue, getMonitorProperties, isPossiblyReferencedBy, isPossiblyReferencedBySupermachineOf, isUniquelyReferenced, isUniquelyReferencedByMachine, setMachineReference

Methods inherited from class org.echarts.Port

equals, getID

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

OutputPort

public OutputPort()

Method Detail

output

public abstract void output(java.lang.Object message,
                            Machine machine)
                     throws java.lang.Exception

Output specified object from specified machine.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception