/* An attribute to tag an object in the pattern to be negated.
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package ptolemy.actor.gt;
import ptolemy.kernel.util.IllegalActionException;
import ptolemy.kernel.util.NameDuplicationException;
import ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj;
import ptolemy.kernel.util.Workspace;
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//// NegationAttribute
/**
An attribute to tag an object in the pattern to be negated.
@author Thomas Huining Feng
@version $Id$
@since Ptolemy II 7.1
@Pt.ProposedRating Yellow (tfeng)
@Pt.AcceptedRating Red (tfeng)
*/
public class NegationAttribute extends MatchingAttribute {
/** Construct an attribute with the given name contained by the specified
* entity. The container argument must not be null, or a
* NullPointerException will be thrown. This attribute will use the
* workspace of the container for synchronization and version counts.
* If the name argument is null, then the name is set to the empty string.
* Increment the version of the workspace.
* @param container The container.
* @param name The name of this attribute.
* @exception IllegalActionException If the attribute is not of an
* acceptable class for the container, or if the name contains a period.
* @exception NameDuplicationException If the name coincides with
* an attribute already in the container.
*/
public NegationAttribute(NamedObj container, String name)
throws NameDuplicationException, IllegalActionException {
super(container, name);
}
/** Construct an attribute in the specified workspace with an empty
* string as a name. You can then change the name with setName().
* If the workspace argument
* is null, then use the default workspace.
* The object is added to the directory of the workspace.
* Increment the version number of the workspace.
* @param workspace The workspace that will list the attribute.
*/
public NegationAttribute(Workspace workspace) {
super(workspace);
}
}