/*
 * Copyright (c) 2005, 2006 IBM Corporation 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
 *
 * $Id: DataType.java,v 1.8 2006/05/26 16:34:03 khussey Exp $
 */
package org.eclipse.uml2.uml;

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

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Data Type</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
 * A data type is a type whose instances are identified only by their value. A data type may contain attributes to support the modeling of structured data types.
 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.DataType#getOwnedAttributes <em>Owned Attribute</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.DataType#getOwnedOperations <em>Owned Operation</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getDataType()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface DataType
		extends Classifier {

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Owned Attribute</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property}.
	 * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property#getDatatype <em>Datatype</em>}'.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The Attributes owned by the DataType.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Owned Attribute</em>' containment reference list.
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getDataType_OwnedAttribute()
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property#getDatatype
	 * @model type="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property" opposite="datatype" containment="true" resolveProxies="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList getOwnedAttributes();

	/**
	 * Creates a new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property}, with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>', and appends it to the '<em><b>Owned Attribute</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param type The '<em><b>Type</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param eClass The Ecore class of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property} to create.
	 * @return The new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property}.
	 * @see #getOwnedAttributes()
	 * @generated
	 */
	Property createOwnedAttribute(String name, Type type, EClass eClass);

	/**
	 * Creates a new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property}, with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>', and appends it to the '<em><b>Owned Attribute</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param type The '<em><b>Type</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return The new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property}.
	 * @see #getOwnedAttributes()
	 * @generated
	 */
	Property createOwnedAttribute(String name, Type type);

	/**
	 * Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Owned Attribute</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param type The '<em><b>Type</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getOwnedAttributes()
	 * @generated
	 */
	Property getOwnedAttribute(String name, Type type);

	/**
	 * Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Owned Attribute</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param type The '<em><b>Type</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param ignoreCase Whether to ignore case in {@link java.lang.String} comparisons.
	 * @param eClass The Ecore class of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param createOnDemand Whether to create a {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property} on demand if not found.
	 * @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getOwnedAttributes()
	 * @generated
	 */
	Property getOwnedAttribute(String name, Type type, boolean ignoreCase,
			EClass eClass, boolean createOnDemand);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Owned Operation</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation}.
	 * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation#getDatatype <em>Datatype</em>}'.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The Operations owned by the DataType.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Owned Operation</em>' containment reference list.
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getDataType_OwnedOperation()
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation#getDatatype
	 * @model type="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation" opposite="datatype" containment="true" resolveProxies="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList getOwnedOperations();

	/**
	 * Creates a new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation}, with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', '<em><b>Owned Parameter Names</b></em>', and '<em><b>Owned Parameter Types</b></em>', and appends it to the '<em><b>Owned Operation</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param ownedParameterNames The '<em><b>Owned Parameter Names</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param ownedParameterTypes The '<em><b>Owned Parameter Types</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return The new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation}.
	 * @see #getOwnedOperations()
	 * @generated
	 */
	Operation createOwnedOperation(String name, EList ownedParameterNames,
			EList ownedParameterTypes);

	/**
	 * Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', '<em><b>Owned Parameter Names</b></em>', and '<em><b>Owned Parameter Types</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Owned Operation</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param ownedParameterNames The '<em><b>Owned Parameter Names</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param ownedParameterTypes The '<em><b>Owned Parameter Types</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', '<em><b>Owned Parameter Names</b></em>', and '<em><b>Owned Parameter Types</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getOwnedOperations()
	 * @generated
	 */
	Operation getOwnedOperation(String name, EList ownedParameterNames,
			EList ownedParameterTypes);

	/**
	 * Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', '<em><b>Owned Parameter Names</b></em>', and '<em><b>Owned Parameter Types</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Owned Operation</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param ownedParameterNames The '<em><b>Owned Parameter Names</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param ownedParameterTypes The '<em><b>Owned Parameter Types</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param ignoreCase Whether to ignore case in {@link java.lang.String} comparisons.
	 * @param createOnDemand Whether to create a {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation} on demand if not found.
	 * @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', '<em><b>Owned Parameter Names</b></em>', and '<em><b>Owned Parameter Types</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getOwnedOperations()
	 * @generated
	 */
	Operation getOwnedOperation(String name, EList ownedParameterNames,
			EList ownedParameterTypes, boolean ignoreCase,
			boolean createOnDemand);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Creates an operation with the specified name, parameter names, parameter types, and return type (or null) as an owned operation of this data type.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model required="true" ordered="false" nameDataType="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.String" nameOrdered="false" parameterNamesType="java.lang.String" parameterNamesDataType="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.String" parameterNamesMany="true" parameterNamesOrdered="false" parameterTypesType="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Type" parameterTypesMany="true" parameterTypesOrdered="false" returnTypeOrdered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Operation createOwnedOperation(String name, EList parameterNames,
			EList parameterTypes, Type returnType);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Creates a property with the specified name, type, lower bound, and upper bound as an owned attribute of this data type.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model required="true" ordered="false" nameDataType="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.String" nameOrdered="false" typeOrdered="false" lowerDataType="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Integer" lowerRequired="true" lowerOrdered="false" upperDataType="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UnlimitedNatural" upperRequired="true" upperOrdered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Property createOwnedAttribute(String name, Type type, int lower, int upper);

} // DataType