Class ConsumesAttribute

This attribute declares which Messages are consumed by the Agent.

Inheritance

Object

ConsumesAttribute

Namespace: Agents.Net

Assembly: Agents.Net.dll

Syntax

public sealed class ConsumesAttribute : Attribute

Remarks

This attribute is only valid for Agents.

Constructors

ConsumesAttribute(Type)

Initializes a new instance of the ConsumesAttribute class.

Declaration

public ConsumesAttribute(Type messageType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	messageType	The type the the Message that is consumed by the Agent.

Properties

Implicitly

Gets or sets the Boolean value indicating whether the MessageType is consumed explicitly or implicitly. The default value is false.

Declaration

public bool Implicitly { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the MessageType is consumed implicitly; otherwise false.

Remarks

Consuming the message implicitly means, that the Execute(Message) method is not called for this MessageType. The Message is retrieved and used otherwise. If this property is set to false it has no effect on the execution, but serves as documentation.

MessageType

Gets the type of Message that is consumed by the Agent.

Declaration

public Type MessageType { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Type