/* An actor that converts a boolean token into any other data type.

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package ptolemy.actor.lib.conversions;

import ptolemy.data.BooleanToken;
import ptolemy.data.IntToken;
import ptolemy.data.expr.Parameter;
import ptolemy.data.type.BaseType;
import ptolemy.kernel.CompositeEntity;
import ptolemy.kernel.util.IllegalActionException;
import ptolemy.kernel.util.NameDuplicationException;
import ptolemy.kernel.util.Workspace;

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//// BooleanToAnything

/**
 <p>This actor converts a boolean input token into any data type.</p>
 <p>A <i>true</i> at the input results in an output with value given
 by the <i>trueValue</i> parameter.
 A <i>false</i> at the input results in an output with value given
 by the <i>falseValue</i> parameter.
 </p>
 @author Edward A. Lee
 @version $Id$
 @since Ptolemy II 2.0
 @Pt.ProposedRating Green (eal)
 @Pt.AcceptedRating Red (cxh)

 @see ptolemy.data.BooleanToken
 */
public class BooleanToAnything extends Converter {
    /** Construct an actor with the given container and name.
     *  @param container The container.
     *  @param name The name of this actor.
     *  @exception IllegalActionException If the actor cannot be contained
     *   by the proposed container.
     *  @exception NameDuplicationException If the container already has an
     *   actor with this name.
     */
    public BooleanToAnything(CompositeEntity container, String name)
            throws NameDuplicationException, IllegalActionException {
        super(container, name);

        falseValue = new Parameter(this, "falseValue", new IntToken(0));
        trueValue = new Parameter(this, "trueValue", new IntToken(1));

        input.setTypeEquals(BaseType.BOOLEAN);
        output.setTypeAtLeast(trueValue);
        output.setTypeAtLeast(falseValue);
    }

    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    ////                     ports and parameters                  ////

    /** The value produced at the output when a <i>false</i> input is read. */
    public Parameter falseValue;

    /** The value produced at the output when a <i>true</i> input is read. */
    public Parameter trueValue;

    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    ////                         public methods                    ////

    /** Clone the actor into the specified workspace. This calls the
     *  base class and then sets the value public variable in the new
     *  object to equal the cloned parameter in that new object.
     *  @param workspace The workspace for the new object.
     *  @return A new actor.
     *  @exception CloneNotSupportedException If a derived class contains
     *   an attribute that cannot be cloned.
     */
    public Object clone(Workspace workspace) throws CloneNotSupportedException {
        BooleanToAnything newObject = (BooleanToAnything) super
                .clone(workspace);

        // Set the type constraint.
        newObject.output.setTypeAtLeast(newObject.trueValue);
        newObject.output.setTypeAtLeast(newObject.falseValue);
        return newObject;
    }

    /** Read exactly one token from the input and output the token
     *  given by either the <i>falseValue</i> or <i>trueValue</i>
     *  parameter.
     *  @exception IllegalActionException If there is no director.
     */
    public void fire() throws IllegalActionException {
        super.fire();
        BooleanToken inputToken = (BooleanToken) input.get(0);

        if (inputToken.booleanValue()) {
            output.send(0, trueValue.getToken());
        } else {
            output.send(0, falseValue.getToken());
        }
    }

    /** Return false if the input port has no token, otherwise return
     *  what the superclass returns (presumably true).
     *  @exception IllegalActionException If there is no director.
     */
    public boolean prefire() throws IllegalActionException {
        if (!input.hasToken(0)) {
            return false;
        }

        return super.prefire();
    }
}