/*
 * 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: RedefinableElement.java,v 1.3 2004/04/27 16:38:55 khussey Exp $
 */
package org.eclipse.uml2;

import java.util.Map;

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

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Redefinable Element</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.RedefinableElement#getRedefinitionContexts <em>Redefinition Context</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.RedefinableElement#isLeaf <em>Is Leaf</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.UML2Package#getRedefinableElement()
 * @model abstract="true"
 * @generated
 */
public interface RedefinableElement extends NamedElement{
	/**
	 * <!-- 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 Leaf</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The default value is <code>"false"</code>.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Is Leaf</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 Leaf</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setIsLeaf(boolean)
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.UML2Package#getRedefinableElement_IsLeaf()
	 * @model default="false" dataType="org.eclipse.uml2.Boolean"
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isLeaf();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.RedefinableElement#isLeaf <em>Is Leaf</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Is Leaf</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isLeaf()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setIsLeaf(boolean value);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * An invariant constraint based on the following OCL expression:
	 * <code>
	 * self.redefinedElement->forAll(e | self.isRedefinitionContextValid(e))
	 * </code>
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model dataType="org.eclipse.uml2.Boolean" 
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean validateRedefinitionContextValid(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * An invariant constraint based on the following OCL expression:
	 * <code>
	 * self.redefinedElement->forAll(re | re.isConsistentWith(self))
	 * </code>
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model dataType="org.eclipse.uml2.Boolean" 
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean validateRedefinitionConsistent(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Redefinition Context</b></em>' reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Classifier}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Redefinition Context</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>Redefinition Context</em>' reference list.
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.UML2Package#getRedefinableElement_RedefinitionContext()
	 * @model type="org.eclipse.uml2.Classifier" transient="true" changeable="false" volatile="true" derived="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList getRedefinitionContexts();

    /**
     * Retrieves the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Classifier} with the specified name from the '<em><b>Redefinition Context</b></em>' reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param unqualifiedName The unqualified name of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Classifier} to retrieve.
	 * @return The {@link org.eclipse.uml2.Classifier} with the specified name, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getRedefinitionContexts()
	 * @generated
     */
    Classifier getRedefinitionContext(String unqualifiedName);
      
	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * A query based on the following OCL expression:
	 * <code>
	 * false
	 * </code>
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model dataType="org.eclipse.uml2.Boolean" 
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isConsistentWith(RedefinableElement redefinee);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * A query based on the following OCL expression:
	 * <code>
	 * self.redefinitionContext->exists(c | redefinable.redefinitionContext->exists(r | c.allParents()->includes(r)))
	 * </code>
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model dataType="org.eclipse.uml2.Boolean" 
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isRedefinitionContextValid(RedefinableElement redefinable);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @model parameters=""
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList getRedefinedElements();

} // RedefinableElement