net.sf.sdedit.message
Class MessageToSelf

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.sdedit.message.Message
      net.sf.sdedit.message.ForwardMessage
          net.sf.sdedit.message.MessageToSelf

All Implemented Interfaces:

Constants

public class MessageToSelf
extends ForwardMessage

A specialized forward message, directed from a lifeline onto itself, or - to be precise - onto a its next sub-lifeline.

Author:

Markus Strauch

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.sdedit.message.Message

diagram

Fields inherited from interface net.sf.sdedit.Constants

ACTIVE_LIFELINE_COLOR, ANTI_ALIAS, dashed, DEFAULT_CODE_FONT, DEFAULT_CURSOR, DEFAULT_ENCODING_SCHEME, dotted, emptyStroke, GLOBAL_CONF_FILE, HAND_CURSOR, MOVE_CURSOR, SAVE_AS_FILE_PROPERTY, SAVE_AS_TYPE_PROPERTY, solid, TEST_FREEHEP_CLASSNAME, thick, thick_dashed, THREAD_COLORS

Constructor Summary

MessageToSelf(Lifeline caller, Lifeline callee, Diagram diagram, MessageData data)
Creates a MessageToSelf, representing a message directed from a lifeline onto its next sub-lifeline.

Method Summary

AnswerToSelf	getAnswerMessage() Returns an answer from the sub-lifeline to the sender lifeline.
void	updateView() Creates some space on the diagram, so that the message arrow and its label can be drawn, then draws them and creates some more space.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.sdedit.message.ForwardMessage

getText, isActivating

Methods inherited from class net.sf.sdedit.message.Message

extendLifelines, getArrow, getCallee, getCaller, getConfiguration, getData, getDiagram, getThread, isSynchronous, setArrow, toString, v

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MessageToSelf

public MessageToSelf(Lifeline caller,
                     Lifeline callee,
                     Diagram diagram,
                     MessageData data)

Creates a MessageToSelf, representing a message directed from a lifeline onto its next sub-lifeline.

Parameters:

caller - the lifeline that sends the message

callee - its next sub-lifeline, representing another occurence in the activity trace, and receiving the message

diagram - the diagram where to draw

data - encapsulates the data of the message

Method Detail

getAnswerMessage

public AnswerToSelf getAnswerMessage()

Returns an answer from the sub-lifeline to the sender lifeline. In the answer, the roles of caller and callee change.

Overrides:

getAnswerMessage in class ForwardMessage

Returns:

an answer from the sub-lifeline to the sender lifeline

updateView

public void updateView()

Description copied from class: Message

Creates some space on the diagram, so that the message arrow and its label can be drawn, then draws them and creates some more space. Changes the state of the diagram so that the effects of the message are reflected. When creating space, the lifelines that do not participate in the message must be drawn according to their current state (via Message.extendLifelines(int).

Overrides:

updateView in class ForwardMessage