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 * Copyright (c) 2007, 2010 BMW Car IT, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, and others.
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
 *
 * Contributors:
 * BMW Car IT - Initial API and implementation
 * Technische Universitaet Muenchen - Major refactoring and extension
 *******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClassifier;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Parameter</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
 * A parameter of an operation
 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 * <li>{@link org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Parameter#getOperation <em>Operation</em>}</li>
 * <li>{@link org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Parameter#isRequired <em>Required</em>}</li>
 * <li>{@link org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Parameter#isMain <em>Main</em>}</li>
 * <li>{@link org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Parameter#isMany <em>Many</em>}</li>
 * <li>{@link org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Parameter#getClassifier <em>Classifier</em>}</li>
 * <li>{@link org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Parameter#getClassifierName <em>Classifier Name</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.DeclarationPackage#getParameter()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface Parameter extends IdentifiedElement {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Operation</b></em>' container reference.
	 * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Operation#getParameters
	 * <em>Parameters</em>}'.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Operation</em>' container reference isn't clear, there really should be more of a
	 * description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Operation to which the parameter belongs
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 *
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Operation</em>' container reference.
	 * @see #setOperation(Operation)
	 * @see org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.DeclarationPackage#getParameter_Operation()
	 * @see org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Operation#getParameters
	 * @model opposite="parameters" required="true" transient="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Operation getOperation();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Parameter#getOperation <em>Operation</em>}'
	 * container reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 *
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Operation</em>' container reference.
	 * @see #getOperation()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setOperation(Operation value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Required</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The default value is <code>"true"</code>.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Whether the parameter is required to be set for allowing an operation to be executed
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 *
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Required</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setRequired(boolean)
	 * @see org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.DeclarationPackage#getParameter_Required()
	 * @model default="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isRequired();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Parameter#isRequired <em>Required</em>}'
	 * attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 *
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Required</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isRequired()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setRequired(boolean value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Main</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Whether the parameter is determined by selection (at most one parameter for unambiguousness)
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 *
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Main</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setMain(boolean)
	 * @see org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.DeclarationPackage#getParameter_Main()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isMain();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Parameter#isMain <em>Main</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 *
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Main</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isMain()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setMain(boolean value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Many</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Whether the type is multi-valued
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 *
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Many</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setMany(boolean)
	 * @see org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.DeclarationPackage#getParameter_Many()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isMany();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Parameter#isMany <em>Many</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 *
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Many</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isMany()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setMany(boolean value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Classifier</b></em>' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Classifier for which the type stands (the value of this reference is derived from the type's name)
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 *
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Classifier</em>' reference.
	 * @see #setClassifier(EClassifier)
	 * @see org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.DeclarationPackage#getParameter_Classifier()
	 * @model required="true" transient="true" volatile="true" derived="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EClassifier getClassifier();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Parameter#getClassifier <em>Classifier</em>}'
	 * reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 *
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Classifier</em>' reference.
	 * @see #getClassifier()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setClassifier(EClassifier value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Classifier Name</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Name of the classifier for which the type stands
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 *
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Classifier Name</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setClassifierName(String)
	 * @see org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.DeclarationPackage#getParameter_ClassifierName()
	 * @model required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getClassifierName();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.emf.edapt.declaration.Parameter#getClassifierName
	 * <em>Classifier Name</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 *
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Classifier Name</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getClassifierName()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setClassifierName(String value);

} // Parameter