TopicOrThingMatchTopicclassactor.t[3139]

Superclass
Tree 		Subclass
Tree 		Global
Objects 		Property
Summary 		Method
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Details

A TopicEntry that can match a Thing or a Topic. This can be used to combine ASK/TELL-type responses and GIVE/SHOW-type responses in a single topic entry.

When this kind of topic is used as a suggested topic, note that you should name the suggestion according to the least restrictive verb. This is important because the suggestion will be active if any of the verbs would allow it; to ensure that we suggest a verb that will actually work, we should thus use the least restrictive verb. In practice, this means you should use ASK or TELL as the suggestion name, because an object merely has to be known to be used as a topic; it might be possible to ASK/TELL about an object but not GIVE/SHOW the object, because the object is known but not currently in scope.

class TopicOrThingMatchTopic :   ThingMatchTopic   TopicMatchTopic

Superclass Tree   (in declaration order)

TopicOrThingMatchTopic
        ThingMatchTopic
                TopicEntry
                        object
        TopicMatchTopic
                TopicEntry
                        object

Subclass Tree  

TopicOrThingMatchTopic
        AskTellGiveShowTopic
        AskTellShowTopic

Global Objects  

(none)

Summary of Properties  

Inherited from TopicEntry :
altTalkCount  altTopicList  impliesGreeting  includeInList  isActive  isConversational  matchObj  matchScore  talkCount  topicGroupActive  topicGroupScoreAdjustment  topicResponse 

Inherited from TopicMatchTopic :
matchExactCase  matchPattern 

Summary of Methods  

isMatchPossible  matchTopic  setTopicPronouns 

Inherited from TopicEntry :
addAltTopic  addSuggestedTopic  addTopic  adjustScore  anyAltIsActive  breakTopicTie  checkIsActive  deferToEntry  getActor  getTopicOwner  handleTopic  initializeTopicEntry  noteAltInvocation  noteInvocation 

Inherited from TopicMatchTopic :
findMatchObj 

Properties  

(none)

Methods  

isMatchPossible (actor, scopeList)OVERRIDDENactor.t[3153]

if we're being asked to match a ResolvedTopic, use the inherited TopicMatchTopic handling; otherwise, use the inherited ThingMatchTopic handling

matchTopic (fromActor, obj)OVERRIDDENactor.t[3140]
no description available

setTopicPronouns (fromActor, obj)OVERRIDDENactor.t[3160]
if a match is possible from either subclass, allow it

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