com.beasys.commerce.foundation
Interface State

All Superinterfaces

Belonging, BusinessSmartComponent, Cloneable, Comparable, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

StateImpl

public interface State
extends Belonging

Represents a discrete state in a state machine or workflow. It is contained by a StateMachine and refered to by Transitions A name that identifies the state uniquely within the context of a state machine.

                  name
 [State] <*>------> [java.lang.String] 

 

See Also

StateHome, StateImpl

Method Summary

void	enter(Transition trans) This method is invoked whenever the state is entered.
void	error(Transition trans) This method is invoked whenever the state is transitioned from in erro.
void	exit(Transition trans) This method is invoked whenever the state is transitioned from.
TransitionPolicy	getEnterPolicy() Get the transition policy that is invoked when the state is entered.
TransitionPolicy	getErrorPolicy() Set the transition policy that is invoked when the state is exited with an invalid transition.
TransitionPolicy	getExitPolicy() Get the transition policy that is invoked when the state is exited.
String	getName() Get the value of name
void	setEnterPolicy(TransitionPolicy policy) Set a transition policy that is invoked when the state is entered.
void	setErrorPolicy(TransitionPolicy policy) Set a transition policy that is invoked when the state is exited with an invalid transition.
void	setExitPolicy(TransitionPolicy policy) Set a transition policy that is invoked when the state is exited.
void	setName(String name) Set the value of name

Methods inherited from interface com.beasys.commerce.foundation.Belonging

clone, equals, interfaceName, setByValue, value

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Get the value of name

Returns

name.

setName

void setName(String name)

Set the value of name

Parameters

names - name to be added

enter

void enter(Transition trans)

This method is invoked whenever the state is entered. It searches for an enter policy and invokes it.

exit

void exit(Transition trans)

This method is invoked whenever the state is transitioned from. It searches for an Exit Policy and invokes it if present.

error

void error(Transition trans)

This method is invoked whenever the state is transitioned from in erro. It searches for an Error Policy and invokes it if present

setEnterPolicy

void setEnterPolicy(TransitionPolicy policy)

Set a transition policy that is invoked when the state is entered.

getEnterPolicy

TransitionPolicy getEnterPolicy()

Get the transition policy that is invoked when the state is entered.

setExitPolicy

void setExitPolicy(TransitionPolicy policy)

Set a transition policy that is invoked when the state is exited.

getExitPolicy

TransitionPolicy getExitPolicy()

Get the transition policy that is invoked when the state is exited.

setErrorPolicy

void setErrorPolicy(TransitionPolicy policy)

Set a transition policy that is invoked when the state is exited with an invalid transition.

getErrorPolicy

TransitionPolicy getErrorPolicy()

Set the transition policy that is invoked when the state is exited with an invalid transition.