PaP
Interface ControlInterface

All Superinterfaces:

java.rmi.Remote, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Actor, BaseFrame, RMIServer, Director1

public interface ControlInterface

extends java.rmi.Remote, java.io.Serializable

ControlInterface is a small interface with one method - control(). This method a common entry point used to invoke the actor's functionality. All actors implement this interface through the abstract superclass Actor.

See Also:

Actor

Method Summary

RequestResult

control(java.lang.String command, java.lang.String[] args) Common entry point to invoke an actor's functionality.

Method Detail

control

public RequestResult control(java.lang.String command,
                             java.lang.String[] args)
                      throws java.lang.Exception

Common entry point to invoke an actor's functionality. It is up to the actor to decide which operations to perform depending on the specified command.

Parameters:

command - Name of the command to perform.

args - Additional arguments for the specified command.

Returns:

RequestResult indicating wether the command was completed successfully or not.

Throws:

Exception. -