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implementation of other key agent management functions. This specification
includes the following language definition:
(1) FIPA specification the management of the agent content of language is the s-
expressions that are used to the concept of life-cycle management of the
agent proposition, objects and actions. Expressions are defined in the first
part of the specification.
(2) The agent needs to execute standard agent management capacity through the
agent management content language and message in ontology. Language and
ontology is represented in the corresponding parameters fipa-agent-
management field.
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The representation of message content
The contents of a message refer field expression of communications action. It is
encoded in the message with content parameters. FIPA specification does not
require a standardized content language.
In order to provide a simple language coding services, ACL grammar,
including the s-expression forms allow arbitrary length and complexity of the s-
expression structure. Therefore, universal s-expression syntax language could be
modified to accept for effective ACL language. However, the agents usually need
to embed a coded with a symbol of expression, and not for the news itself a
simple form of s-expression. ACL syntax provides two mechanisms. They should
avoid the need ACL interpreter explained the expression of any language
problem:
(1) Using double quotes to include expressions makes it into a string of ACL.
With a backslash symbol, it distinguishes difference between double quotes
in double quotes. Note contents of expression in the backslash character also
need to distinguish. Example:
(inform :content “owner (agent1 ,\”Ian\”)”
:language Prolog
…)
(2) Before the appropriate expression in a long string of code, expressions are
processed to ensure that its structure has nothing to do with the vocabulary
symbols. Example:
(inform :content #22 “owner (agent1, “Ian”)”
:language Prolog
…)
