swarm.objectbase
Interface ProbeC

All Known Subinterfaces:
ActiveGraphC, ActiveOutFileC, AveragerC, EntropyC, MessageProbeC, VarProbeC
All Known Implementing Classes:
MessageProbeCImpl, VarProbeCImpl

public interface ProbeC
extends SwarmObjectS, SwarmObjectC

An abstract superclass of both VarProbe and MessageProbe.. A Probe is simply an object that contains pointers to an element (instance variable or message description) of another object. The Probe contains instance variables that describe the referent's class and type. It's actually an abstract class that is further subdivided into VarProbe and MessageProbe, which represent the two basic types of elements of any object. The Probes are collected into a ProbeMap and subsequently installed in the ProbeLibrary.


Method Summary
 Object setProbedClass(Class aClass)
          The setProbedClass: method sets the class of the object the probe points at and must be called at create time.
 
Methods inherited from interface swarm.defobj.CreateC
create, createBegin, createEnd
 
Methods inherited from interface swarm.defobj.CustomizeC
customizeBegin, customizeCopy, customizeEnd
 

Method Detail

setProbedClass

public Object setProbedClass(Class aClass)
The setProbedClass: method sets the class of the object the probe points at and must be called at create time.