## org.opencyc.conversation
Class Action

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--org.opencyc.conversation.Action

public class Action
extends java.lang.Object

Contains the attributes and behavior of a Finite State Machine Action.

Author:
  Stephen L. Reed

  Copyright 2001 Cycorp, Inc., license is open source GNU LGPL.

  the license

  www.opencyc.org

  OpenCyc at SourceForge

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Field Summary
`protected java.lang.Object` `content` optional content
`protected java.lang.String` `name` The unique identifying name of this action

Constructor Summary
`protected` `Action(java.lang.String name)` Constructs a new Action object givent the action name.

Method Summary
`boolean` `equals(java.lang.Object object)` Returns `true` iff some object equals this object
`java.lang.Object` `getContent()` Returns the performative content.
`java.lang.String` `getName()` Returns the action name.
`void` `setContent(java.lang.Object content)` Sets the action content.
`java.lang.String` `toString()` Returns the string representation of this action

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### name

    protected java.lang.String name

  The unique identifying name of this action

### content

    protected java.lang.Object content

  optional content

Constructor Detail

### Action

    protected Action(java.lang.String name)

  Constructs a new Action object givent the action name.
  Parameters:
    `name` - the action name

Method Detail

### getName

    public java.lang.String getName()

  Returns the action name.
  Returns:
    the action name

### setContent

    public void setContent(java.lang.Object content)

  Sets the action content.
  Parameters:
    `the` - action content

### getContent

    public java.lang.Object getContent()

  Returns the performative content.
  Returns:
    the performative content

### equals

    public boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)

  Returns `true` iff some object equals this object
  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`
  Parameters:
    `object` - the `Object` for equality comparison
  Returns:
    equals `boolean` value indicating equality or non-equality.

### toString

    public java.lang.String toString()

  Returns the string representation of this action
  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`
  Returns:
    the representation of the `Action` as a `String`