plugins/org.eclipse.uml2.uml/src/org/eclipse/uml2/uml/Relationship.java

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2005, 2014 IBM Corporation, Embarcadero Technologies, CEA, and others.
 * All rights reserved.   This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 *
 * Contributors:
 *   IBM - initial API and implementation
 *   Kenn Hussey (Embarcadero Technologies) - 205188
 *   Christian W. Damus (CEA) - 251963
 *   Kenn Hussey (CEA) - 418466
 *
 */
package org.eclipse.uml2.uml;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Relationship</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
 * Relationship is an abstract concept that specifies some kind of relationship between Elements.
 * <p>From package UML::CommonStructure.</p>
 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Relationship#getRelatedElements <em>Related Element</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getRelationship()
 * @model abstract="true"
 * @generated
 */
public interface Relationship
		extends Element {

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Related Element</b></em>' reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Element}.
	 * This feature is a derived union.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Specifies the elements related by the Relationship.
	 * <p>From package UML::CommonStructure.</p>
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Related Element</em>' reference list.
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getRelationship_RelatedElement()
	 * @model required="true" transient="true" changeable="false" volatile="true" derived="true" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<Element> getRelatedElements();

} // Relationship