public interface Prompt extends Cloneable
Conversation
. Each prompt
displays text to the user and optionally waits for a user's response.
Prompts are chained together into a directed graph that represents the
conversation flow. To halt a conversation, END_OF_CONVERSATION is returned
in liu of another Prompt object.Modifier and Type | Field and Description |
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static Prompt |
END_OF_CONVERSATION
A convenience constant for indicating the end of a conversation.
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Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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Prompt |
acceptInput(ConversationContext context,
String input)
Accepts and processes input from the user.
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boolean |
blocksForInput(ConversationContext context)
Checks to see if this prompt implementation should wait for user input
or immediately display the next prompt.
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String |
getPromptText(ConversationContext context)
Gets the text to display to the user when this prompt is first
presented.
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static final Prompt END_OF_CONVERSATION
String getPromptText(ConversationContext context)
context
- Context information about the conversation.boolean blocksForInput(ConversationContext context)
context
- Context information about the conversation.Conversation
will wait for input before
continuing.Prompt acceptInput(ConversationContext context, String input)
context
- Context information about the conversation.input
- The input text from the user.Copyright © 2014. All rights reserved.