org.sape.smfw.message
Class Message

java.lang.Object
  org.sape.smfw.message.Message

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

CompositeMessage, VoidMessage

public class Message

extends Object

implements Serializable

The base class representing any message between a source and a sink. This class is part of the Message "Composite" pattern.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected Message

parent Reference to my parent

Constructor Summary

Message()
Constructor for Message.

Method Summary

void	addChild(Message message) Adds the supplied message as a child of this message.
Message	getParent() Returns the parent.
Iterator	iterator() Returns an iterator on the child messages.
void	setParent(Message parent) Sets the parent.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

parent

protected Message parent

Reference to my parent

Constructor Detail

Message

public Message()

Constructor for Message.

Method Detail

getParent

public Message getParent()

Returns the parent.

Returns:

Message

setParent

public void setParent(Message parent)

Sets the parent.

Parameters:

parent - The parent to set

addChild

public void addChild(Message message)

Adds the supplied message as a child of this message.

Parameters:

message - the message to be added as a child

iterator

public Iterator iterator()

Returns an iterator on the child messages. Since a Message object has no children, this implementation returns an empty iterator.

Returns:

Iterator on the child messages