RAIN.Ontology.Aspect Class Reference

An Aspect defines an observable characterstic of an object. Aspects are identified by their name and by the sensation that would be used to detect the Aspect. Aspects do not themselves have definitions, but instead are defined entirely by their relationship (coexistence with) other Aspects and the interpretation of the sensing entity. More...

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Public Member Functions
	Aspect ()
	default constructor
	Aspect (string aName, Sensation s)
	Constructor for initializing an Aspect with a name and Sensation.
Aspect	Clone ()
	Clone makes a shallow copy of an Aspect, copying only the Aspect name and cloning the Sensation.
Aspect[]	GetAspects ()
	GetAspects returns Aspects directly associated with an Observable. Aspects themselves are observable, meaning that Aspects can have Aspects.
Aspect[]	GetAllAspects ()
	GetAllAspects returns all Aspects associated with an Observable, either directly or nested in its hierarchy.
Public Attributes
string	aspectName
	The name of the Aspect.
Sensation	sensation
	The Sensation associated with the Aspect.

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Detailed Description

An Aspect defines an observable characterstic of an object. Aspects are identified by their name and by the sensation that would be used to detect the Aspect. Aspects do not themselves have definitions, but instead are defined entirely by their relationship (coexistence with) other Aspects and the interpretation of the sensing entity.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

RAIN.Ontology.Aspect.Aspect

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default constructor

RAIN.Ontology.Aspect.Aspect	(	string	aName,
		Sensation	s
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Constructor for initializing an Aspect with a name and Sensation.

Parameters:

aName	The name of the Aspect
s	The Sensation associated with the Aspect

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Member Function Documentation

Aspect RAIN.Ontology.Aspect.Clone

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Clone makes a shallow copy of an Aspect, copying only the Aspect name and cloning the Sensation.

Returns:

Returns a new Aspect with the same name and Sensation as the original

Aspect [] RAIN.Ontology.Aspect.GetAllAspects

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GetAllAspects returns all Aspects associated with an Observable, either directly or nested in its hierarchy.

Returns:

Returns an array of Aspects

Implements RAIN.Ontology.Observable.

Aspect [] RAIN.Ontology.Aspect.GetAspects

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GetAspects returns Aspects directly associated with an Observable. Aspects themselves are observable, meaning that Aspects can have Aspects.

Returns:

Returns an array of Aspects

Implements RAIN.Ontology.Observable.

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Member Data Documentation

string RAIN.Ontology.Aspect.aspectName

The name of the Aspect.

Sensation RAIN.Ontology.Aspect.sensation

The Sensation associated with the Aspect.