/*
 * 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: ClearAssociationAction.java,v 1.3 2004/06/06 01:35:02 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>Clear Association Action</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
 * This action destroys all links of an association that have a particular object at one end. 
 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.ClearAssociationAction#getObject <em>Object</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.ClearAssociationAction#getAssociation <em>Association</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.UML2Package#getClearAssociationAction()
 * @model 
 * @generated
 */
public interface ClearAssociationAction extends Action{
	/**
	 * <!-- 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>Object</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Object</em>' containment reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * (Specialized from Action:input) Gives the input pin from which is obtained the object whose participation in the association is to be cleared.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Object</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #setObject(InputPin)
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.UML2Package#getClearAssociationAction_Object()
	 * @model containment="true" required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	InputPin getObject();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.ClearAssociationAction#getObject <em>Object</em>}' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Object</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #getObject()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setObject(InputPin value);

    /**
     * Creates a {@link org.eclipse.uml2.InputPin} and sets the '<em><b>Object</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param eClass The Ecore class of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.InputPin} to create.
	 * @return The new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.InputPin}.
	 * @see #getObject()
	 * @generated
     */
    InputPin createObject(EClass eClass);
     
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Association</b></em>' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Association</em>' reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Association to be cleared.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Association</em>' reference.
	 * @see #setAssociation(Association)
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.UML2Package#getClearAssociationAction_Association()
	 * @model required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Association getAssociation();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.ClearAssociationAction#getAssociation <em>Association</em>}' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Association</em>' reference.
	 * @see #getAssociation()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setAssociation(Association value);

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

} // ClearAssociationAction