Argument (NetLogo 4.0.4 API Specification)

org.nlogo.api
Interface Argument

All Known Implementing Classes:: Argument

public interface Argument

Interface provides access to arguments passed to the perform or report methods of a primitive at run-time.

Arguments are created by NetLogo and passed to the perform or report methods of your primitive.

See Also:: Command.perform(Argument[], Context), Reporter.report(Argument[], Context)

Method Summary
`Object`	`get()` Returns the argument as an `Object` without type checking.
`Agent`	`getAgent()` Returns the argument as an `Agent`.
`Boolean`	`getBoolean()` Returns the argument as a `Boolean`
`boolean`	`getBooleanValue()` Returns the value of the argument as a boolean
`double`	`getDoubleValue()` Returns the value of the argument as a `double`.
`int`	`getIntValue()` Returns the value of the argument as an `int`.
`LogoList`	`getList()` Returns the argument as a `org.nlogo.api.LogoList`
`Patch`	`getPatch()` Returns the argument as an `org.nlogo.api.Patch`
`String`	`getString()` Returns the argument as a `String`
`Turtle`	`getTurtle()` Returns the argument as a `org.nlogo.api.Turtle`.

Method Detail

get

Object get()
           throws ExtensionException,
                  LogoException

Returns the argument as an Object without type checking.

Throws:: ExtensionException; LogoException - if a LogoException occurred while evaluating this argument

getAgent

Agent getAgent()
               throws ExtensionException,
                      LogoException

Returns the argument as an Agent.

Throws:: ExtensionException - if the argument is not an Agent; LogoException - if a LogoException occurred while evaluating this argument

getBoolean

Boolean getBoolean()
                   throws ExtensionException,
                          LogoException

Returns the argument as a Boolean

Throws:: ExtensionException - if the argument is not a Boolean; LogoException - if a LogoException occurred while evaluating this argument

getBooleanValue

boolean getBooleanValue()
                        throws ExtensionException,
                               LogoException

Returns the value of the argument as a boolean

Throws:: ExtensionException - if the argument is not a boolean; LogoException - if a LogoException occurred while evaluating this argument

getIntValue

int getIntValue()
                throws ExtensionException,
                       LogoException

Returns the value of the argument as an int. Any fractional part is discarded.

Throws:: ExtensionException - if the argument is not a number.; LogoException - if a LogoException occurred while evaluating this argument

getDoubleValue

double getDoubleValue()
                      throws ExtensionException,
                             LogoException

Returns the value of the argument as a double.

Throws:: ExtensionException - if the argument is not a number.; LogoException - if a LogoException occurred while evaluating this argument

getList

LogoList getList()
                 throws ExtensionException,
                        LogoException

Returns the argument as a org.nlogo.api.LogoList

Throws:: ExtensionException - if the argument is not a LogoList; LogoException - if a LogoException occurred while evaluating this argument

getPatch

Patch getPatch()
               throws ExtensionException,
                      LogoException

Returns the argument as an org.nlogo.api.Patch

Throws:: ExtensionException - if the argument is not a Patch; LogoException - if a LogoException occurred while evaluating this argument

getString

String getString()
                 throws ExtensionException,
                        LogoException

Returns the argument as a String

Throws:: ExtensionException - if the argument cannot be cast to a String; LogoException - if a LogoException occurred while evaluating this argument

getTurtle

Turtle getTurtle()
                 throws ExtensionException,
                        LogoException

Returns the argument as a org.nlogo.api.Turtle.

Throws:: ExtensionException - if the argument is not a Turtle; LogoException - if a LogoException occurred while evaluating this argument

org.nlogo.api Interface Argument

get