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/*
* Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 IBM Corporation and others.
* All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
* are made available under the terms of the Common Public License v1.0
* which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
* http://www.eclipse.org/legal/cpl-v10.html
*
* Contributors:
* IBM - Initial API and implementation
*
* $Id: Association.java,v 1.3 2004/05/11 15:24:00 khussey Exp $
*/
package org.eclipse.uml2;
import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;
import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass;
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* A representation of the model object '<em><b>Association</b></em>'.
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
*
* <p>
* The following features are supported:
* <ul>
* <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.Association#isDerived <em>Is Derived</em>}</li>
* <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.Association#getOwnedEnds <em>Owned End</em>}</li>
* <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.Association#getEndTypes <em>End Type</em>}</li>
* <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.Association#getMemberEnds <em>Member End</em>}</li>
* </ul>
* </p>
*
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.UML2Package#getAssociation()
* @model
* @generated
*/
public interface Association extends Classifier, Relationship{
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @generated
*/
String copyright = "Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 IBM Corporation and others."; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>Is Derived</b></em>' attribute.
* The default value is <code>"false"</code>.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <p>
* If the meaning of the '<em>Is Derived</em>' attribute isn't clear,
* there really should be more of a description here...
* </p>
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>Is Derived</em>' attribute.
* @see #setIsDerived(boolean)
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.UML2Package#getAssociation_IsDerived()
* @model default="false" dataType="org.eclipse.uml2.Boolean"
* @generated
*/
boolean isDerived();
/**
* Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.Association#isDerived <em>Is Derived</em>}' attribute.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param value the new value of the '<em>Is Derived</em>' attribute.
* @see #isDerived()
* @generated
*/
void setIsDerived(boolean value);
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>Owned End</b></em>' containment reference list.
* The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Property}.
* It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.Property#getOwningAssociation <em>Owning Association</em>}'.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <p>
* If the meaning of the '<em>Owned End</em>' containment reference list isn't clear,
* there really should be more of a description here...
* </p>
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>Owned End</em>' containment reference list.
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.UML2Package#getAssociation_OwnedEnd()
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.Property#getOwningAssociation
* @model type="org.eclipse.uml2.Property" opposite="owningAssociation" containment="true" volatile="true"
* @generated
*/
EList getOwnedEnds();
/**
* Retrieves the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Property} with the specified name from the '<em><b>Owned End</b></em>' containment reference list.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param unqualifiedName The unqualified name of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Property} to retrieve.
* @return The {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Property} with the specified name, or <code>null</code>.
* @see #getOwnedEnds()
* @generated
*/
Property getOwnedEnd(String unqualifiedName);
/**
* Creates a {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Property} and appends it to the '<em><b>Owned End</b></em>' containment reference list.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param eClass The Ecore class of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Property} to create.
* @return The new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Property}.
* @see #getOwnedEnds()
* @generated
*/
Property createOwnedEnd(EClass eClass);
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>End Type</b></em>' reference list.
* The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Type}.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <p>
* If the meaning of the '<em>End Type</em>' reference list isn't clear,
* there really should be more of a description here...
* </p>
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>End Type</em>' reference list.
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.UML2Package#getAssociation_EndType()
* @model type="org.eclipse.uml2.Type" required="true" transient="true" changeable="false" volatile="true" derived="true" ordered="false"
* @generated
*/
EList getEndTypes();
/**
* Retrieves the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Type} with the specified name from the '<em><b>End Type</b></em>' reference list.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param unqualifiedName The unqualified name of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Type} to retrieve.
* @return The {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Type} with the specified name, or <code>null</code>.
* @see #getEndTypes()
* @generated
*/
Type getEndType(String unqualifiedName);
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>Member End</b></em>' reference list.
* The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Property}.
* It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.Property#getAssociation <em>Association</em>}'.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <p>
* If the meaning of the '<em>Member End</em>' reference list isn't clear,
* there really should be more of a description here...
* </p>
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>Member End</em>' reference list.
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.UML2Package#getAssociation_MemberEnd()
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.Property#getAssociation
* @model type="org.eclipse.uml2.Property" opposite="association" lower="2" volatile="true"
* @generated
*/
EList getMemberEnds();
/**
* Retrieves the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Property} with the specified name from the '<em><b>Member End</b></em>' reference list.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param unqualifiedName The unqualified name of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Property} to retrieve.
* @return The {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Property} with the specified name, or <code>null</code>.
* @see #getMemberEnds()
* @generated
*/
Property getMemberEnd(String unqualifiedName);
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @model parameters=""
* @generated
*/
EList getFeatures();
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @model parameters=""
* @generated
*/
EList getOwnedMembers();
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @model parameters=""
* @generated
*/
EList getRelatedElements();
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @model parameters=""
* @generated
*/
EList getMembers();
} // Association