Component Properties |
The real work in creating a Repast Py simulation is in customizing the model and the components that you have selected from the component palette for your simulation. You customize a component by editing its properties in the property pane. Selecting a component in the project pane will display its properties in the property pane. ![]() The property pane is composed of a table where the name of a property is shown in the left hand column labeled "property" and the value (or a placeholder for the value) is shown on the right hand column labeled "value." Many properties can be edited directly from the property pane. For example, in the above, the GIS Package property can be selected by choosing an value from the combobox in the value column. Similarly, the Display Name property can be edited by clicking on its value, and then editing the text (i.e. "Schelling GIS"). All textual properties can be editied in this way. The value of many properties cannot easily be represented in a table cell, and the value column of these properties will display a button or other graphical device for editing that property. For example, the value column for the Actions and Fields properties in the image above contain an edit button. Some properties, such as the GIS Package, may allow you to choose from a list of values, and may also include an edit button for further editing the choosen value.
Many of the Repast Py components contain the same types of properties. The user interfaces for these properties are described in the links below. |