org.nlogo.api
Interface 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.
float	getFloatValue() Returns the value of the argument as a float.
int	getIntegerValue() Returns the value of the argument as an int.
LogoList	getList() Returns the argument as a org.nlogo.api.LogoList
Number	getNumber() Returns the argument as a Number.
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

public Object get()
           throws ExtensionException

Returns the argument as an Object without type checking.

Throws:

ExtensionException

getAgent

public Agent getAgent()
               throws ExtensionException

Returns the argument as an Agent.

Throws:

ExtensionException - if the argument is not an Agent

getBoolean

public Boolean getBoolean()
                   throws ExtensionException

Returns the argument as a Boolean

Throws:

ExtensionException - if the argument is not a Boolean

getBooleanValue

public boolean getBooleanValue()
                        throws ExtensionException

Returns the value of the argument as a boolean

Throws:

ExtensionException - if the argument is not a boolean

getDoubleValue

public double getDoubleValue()
                      throws ExtensionException

Returns the value of the argument as a double.

Throws:

ExtensionException - if the argument is not a double

getFloatValue

public float getFloatValue()
                    throws ExtensionException

Returns the value of the argument as a float.

Throws:

ExtensionException - if the argument is not a float

getIntegerValue

public int getIntegerValue()
                    throws ExtensionException

Returns the value of the argument as an int.

Throws:

ExtensionException - if the argument is not an int

getList

public LogoList getList()
                 throws ExtensionException

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

Throws:

ExtensionException - if the argument is not a LogoList

getNumber

public Number getNumber()
                 throws ExtensionException

Returns the argument as a Number.

Throws:

ExtensionException - if the argument is not a Number

getPatch

public Patch getPatch()
               throws ExtensionException

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

Throws:

ExtensionException - if the argument is not a Patch

getString

public String getString()
                 throws ExtensionException

Returns the argument as a String

Throws:

ExtensionException - if the argument cannot be cast to a String

getTurtle

public Turtle getTurtle()
                 throws ExtensionException

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

Throws:

ExtensionException - if the argument is not a Turtle