jade.core
Interface Location

All Superinterfaces:

Concept, java.io.Serializable, Serializable, Term

All Known Implementing Classes:

ContainerID

public interface Location

extends Serializable, Concept

Abstract interface to represent JADE network locations. This interface can be used to access information about the various places where a JADE mobile agent can migrate.

Version:

$Date: 2002/02/04 10:31:40 $ $Revision: 2.3 $

Author:

Giovanni Rimassa - Universita` di Parma

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getAddress() Read the address for a location.
java.lang.String	getID() Read a unique ID for the location.
java.lang.String	getName() Read the name of a location.
java.lang.String	getProtocol() Read the protocol for a location.

Method Detail

getID

public java.lang.String getID()

Read a unique ID for the location.

Returns:

A String representing the location.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Read the name of a location.

Returns:

A name for this location. The name has only a local meaning.

getProtocol

public java.lang.String getProtocol()

Read the protocol for a location.

Returns:

The name of the protocol used to reach this location.

getAddress

public java.lang.String getAddress()

Read the address for a location.

Returns:

The transport address of this location (in the specified protocol).