PkgAgentSystem.Experiences
Class TrustStatement

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class TrustStatement

extends Statement

A statement from one agent on another one that he trusts this agent to a certain degree. The value is expressed as a percent (0.0 - 1.0).

Version:

1.0, 1.7.2000

Author:

Michael Sonntag

See Also:

Experiences, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

TrustStatement(AgentIdentity source, AgentIdentity onAgent, double onAgentTrust)
Creates a new statement that an agent trusts another one to a certain degree.

Method Summary

double	getTrust() Returns the trust in the agent.
String	toString() Returns a string representation of this trust statement.

Methods inherited from class PkgAgentSystem.Experiences.Statement

equals, getCharacteristic, getOnAgentID, getSourceAgentID, getValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TrustStatement

public TrustStatement(AgentIdentity source,
                      AgentIdentity onAgent,
                      double onAgentTrust)

Creates a new statement that an agent trusts another one to a certain degree. The characteristic is stored as "TRUST".

Parameters:

source - the identity of the agent telling the statement. Must be provided.

onAgent - the identity of the agent which is (dis-)trusted. Must be provided.

onAgentTrust - the degree to which this agent is trusted (0.0 - 1.0)

Method Detail

getTrust

public double getTrust()

Returns the trust in the agent.

Returns:

the trust (same as getValue())

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this trust statement. Contains the names of the agent telling the statement and of the agent on which it is and its trust in this agent.

Overrides:

toString in class Statement

Returns:

a string representation of this trust statement