/**
* ***************************************************************
* JADE - Java Agent DEvelopment Framework is a framework to develop
* multi-agent systems in compliance with the FIPA specifications.
* Copyright (C) 2000 CSELT S.p.A.
*
* GNU Lesser General Public License
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
* version 2.1 of the License.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the
* Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
* Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
* **************************************************************
*/
package jade.content.frame;
/**
Generic interface representing all non-primitive elements
that can appear in a content expression.
Each frame has a type-name accessible by means of the
<code>getTypeName()</code> method and a number of composing
elements that can be primitive elements or frames themselves.
The way composing elements are stored within and retrieved
from a Frame depends on the specific type of Frame.
@see OrderedFrame, QualifiedFrame
@author Giovanni Caire - TILAB
*/
public interface Frame {
/**
@return the type-name of this Frame
*/
String getTypeName();
}