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| <p>A DeclareStatement declares a variable and initial value.</p> | |
| <p>syntax: | |
| <code class="code">check var name : type := expression;</code> | |
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| <code class="code">type</code> or | |
| <code class="code">expression</code> but not both may be omitted. An omitted type is deduced from the initial expression values. | |
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| <code class="code">check</code> may be omitted when the expression type is necessarily conformant. | |
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| <p>conformsTo | |
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| <code class="code">VariableStatement</code> | |
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| <code class="code">ObservableStatement</code> | |
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| <span class="bold"><strong>Attributes</strong></span> | |
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| <code class="code">isCheck : Boolean[?]</code> | |
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| <p>True if the initial expression’s type must be checked for conformance with the variable’s type. | |
| A non-conforming vlaue is a predicate failure causing the mapping to fail without doing anything. | |
| This is a derivation of not ownedInit.type.conformsTo(self.type).</p> | |
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| <span class="bold"><strong>Associations</strong></span> | |
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| <code class="code">ownedExpression : OCLExpression[1]</code> | |
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| <p>The expression computing the variable’s value.</p> | |
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