The Needs class provides methods for interacting with the satisfaction levels of agents. More...

Public Types
enum	NeedSatisfactions { NeedSatisfactions.Unvalued = 0, NeedSatisfactions.Maximized, NeedSatisfactions.Satisfied, NeedSatisfactions.Uncritical, NeedSatisfactions.Critical }
	Discrete states of satisfaction levels. More...

Public Member Functions
	Needs (Species species)
	Constructor More...

void	SetSpecficSatisfactionLevels (Dictionary< string, float > needLevels)
	Set the level of each need satisfaction to a particular value More...

void	ApplyChangeRates (Dictionary< string, float > input)
	Apply a specific set of change rates, for example the change rates provided by an interaction. More...

void	ApplyChangePerSecond ()
	Apply the change per second rates, that is decay (or increase) each need with its default global change per second rate More...

Goal	GoalToSatisfyLowestNeed ()
	Compute a goal to satisfy the numerically lowest need. More...

void	RandomizeValues ()
	Set a random value for each need satisfation More...

Dictionary< string, Needs.NeedSatisfactions >	Satisfactions ()
	The discrete satisfaction states for each need More...

float	GetValue (string key)

Detailed Description

The Needs class provides methods for interacting with the satisfaction levels of agents.

Member Enumeration Documentation

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Discrete states of satisfaction levels.

Enumerator
Unvalued	Unfortunately no discrete value of the need satisfaction levels is available.
Maximized	The satisfaction level of the need is maximized.
Satisfied	The need is satisfied, but not yet maximized.
Uncritical	The need is below the satisfied limit, but not yet critical
Critical	The need satisfaction level is below or equal to the target value for critical satisfaction.

Simulation.Needs.Needs ( Species species )

Constructor

Parameters

species The species that the agent owning this set of needs belongs to

void Simulation.Needs.ApplyChangePerSecond ( )

Apply the change per second rates, that is decay (or increase) each need with its default global change per second rate

void Simulation.Needs.ApplyChangeRates ( Dictionary< string, float > input )

Apply a specific set of change rates, for example the change rates provided by an interaction.

Parameters

input

float Simulation.Needs.GetValue ( string key )

Parameters

key	The name of the need.

Returns: The satisfaction level for the specified need. NaN if the key is invalid.

Goal Simulation.Needs.GoalToSatisfyLowestNeed ( )

Compute a goal to satisfy the numerically lowest need.

void Simulation.Needs.RandomizeValues ( )

Set a random value for each need satisfation

Dictionary<string, Needs.NeedSatisfactions> Simulation.Needs.Satisfactions ( )

The discrete satisfaction states for each need

Returns: A dictionary which has the discrete states as values for each need.

void Simulation.Needs.SetSpecficSatisfactionLevels ( Dictionary< string, float > needLevels )

Set the level of each need satisfaction to a particular value

Parameters

needLevels The new satisfaction levels

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