set_age()
Action to set the agent’s age in years.
Synopsis
set_age(agent-id, age-exprression)
Description
Set the agent’s age in years to the integer part of the expression’s value.
The agent is assigned a randomly selected birth date within the year.
Parameters
- agent-id :
An expression that must evaluate to a valid ordinary agent.
- age-expression :
An expression that must evaluates to a numberic value. to a valid ordinary agent.
Error
An error occurs of the first argument does not evaluate to a valid agent ID.
Examples
In the following, the new agent is assigned a birthdate between 40 and 41 years prior to the current simulation date.
new_agent_id = new_agent()
set_age(new_agent_id, 40)
In the following, the new agent is ageless, meaning that its age
will always be reported as -1.
new_agent_id = new_agent()
set_age(new_agent_id, -1)