PkgAgentSystem.Messaging
Class DeclineMessage

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, MessageType, Serializable

public class DeclineMessage

extends Message

A message to signal that an offer, proposal, ... is declined. Difference to RejectMessage: Decline is a polite message that the agent is unable or unwilling to do something. E. g. Use decline when not able to do something or just not want and reject, if authentication failed. It may contain a string detailing the cause.

Version:

1.0, 1.7.2000

Author:

Michael Sonntag

See Also:

AcceptMessage, Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected String

cause An optional string containing the reason for declining.

Constructor Summary

DeclineMessage()
Creates a new DeclineMessage

DeclineMessage(MessageType msg)
Creates a new DeclineMessage

DeclineMessage(String cause)
Creates a new DeclineMessage

DeclineMessage(String cause, MessageType msg)
Creates a new DeclineMessage

Method Summary

String	getCause() Retrieves the cause for declining (might be null).
String	toString() Returns a String representation with the value "Declining".

Methods inherited from class PkgAgentSystem.Messaging.Message

copy, fromInitiator, getAddressee, getConversationTypeID, getDestConversationID, getSender, getSrcConversationID, setAddressee, setConversationTypeID, setDestConversationID, setFromInitiator, setSender, setSrcConversationID

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

cause

protected String cause

An optional string containing the reason for declining.

Constructor Detail

DeclineMessage

public DeclineMessage()

Creates a new DeclineMessage

See Also:

AgentIdentity, Message

DeclineMessage

public DeclineMessage(String cause)

Creates a new DeclineMessage

Parameters:

cause - the cause for declining

See Also:

AgentIdentity, Message

DeclineMessage

public DeclineMessage(MessageType msg)

Creates a new DeclineMessage

Parameters:

msg - the message whichs offer is declined

See Also:

Message

DeclineMessage

public DeclineMessage(String cause,
                      MessageType msg)

Creates a new DeclineMessage

Parameters:

cause - the cause for declining

msg - the message whichs offer is declined

See Also:

Message

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String representation with the value "Declining".

Overrides:

toString in class Message

Returns:

always "Declining"

getCause

public String getCause()

Retrieves the cause for declining (might be null).

Returns:

the string containing the reason for declining or null if non provided