/**
* The generic activators of entities. If there is brain, this brain is activated via the doIt
* method.
*/
public void doIt() {
beforeDoIt();
if (myBrain != null) {
myBrain.doIt();
} else bodyDoIt();
afterDoIt();
}
/**
* Creates the brain and launches if it is an agent. The brain class is given as a String. The
* name argument is used to instantiate the name of the corresponding agent. If the gui flag is
* true, a bean is created and associated to this agent.
*/
public void makeBrain(String className, String name, boolean gui, String behaviorFileName) {
try {
Class c;
// c = Class.forName(className);
c = madkit.kernel.Utils.loadClass(className);
myBrain = (Brain) c.newInstance();
myBrain.setBody(this);
if (myBrain instanceof AbstractAgent) {
String n = name;
if (n == null) {
n = getLabel();
}
if (n == null) {
n = getID();
}
if (behaviorFileName != null) setBehaviorFileName(behaviorFileName);
getStructure().getAgent().doLaunchAgent((AbstractAgent) myBrain, n, gui);
}
} catch (ClassNotFoundException ev) {
System.err.println("Class not found :" + className + " " + ev);
ev.printStackTrace();
} catch (InstantiationException e) {
System.err.println("Can't instanciate ! " + className + " " + e);
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
System.err.println("illegal access! " + className + " " + e);
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
/** Delete an entity, and its brain if there is one. Do not ask directly this method. */
public void delete() {
// System.out.println("Actually deleting " + this);
if (deleted) return;
deleted = true;
if (myBrain != null) {
if (myBrain instanceof AbstractAgent)
getStructure().getAgent().doKillAgent((AbstractAgent) myBrain);
else myBrain.delete();
}
super.delete();
}