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* 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: Parameter.java,v 1.18 2006/12/14 15:49:27 khussey Exp $
*/
package org.eclipse.uml2.uml;
import java.util.Map;
import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.DiagnosticChain;
import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;
import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass;
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* A representation of the model object '<em><b>Parameter</b></em>'.
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
*
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* A parameter is a specification of an argument used to pass information into or out of an invocation of a behavioral feature.
* Parameters are allowed to be treated as connectable elements.
* Parameters have support for streaming, exceptions, and parameter sets.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
*
* <p>
* The following features are supported:
* <ul>
* <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getParameterSets <em>Parameter Set</em>}</li>
* <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getOperation <em>Operation</em>}</li>
* <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getDirection <em>Direction</em>}</li>
* <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getDefault <em>Default</em>}</li>
* <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getDefaultValue <em>Default Value</em>}</li>
* <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#isException <em>Is Exception</em>}</li>
* <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#isStream <em>Is Stream</em>}</li>
* <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getEffect <em>Effect</em>}</li>
* </ul>
* </p>
*
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getParameter()
* @model
* @generated
*/
public interface Parameter
extends ConnectableElement, MultiplicityElement {
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>Parameter Set</b></em>' reference list.
* The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterSet}.
* It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterSet#getParameters <em>Parameter</em>}'.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* The parameter sets containing the parameter. See ParameterSet.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>Parameter Set</em>' reference list.
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getParameter_ParameterSet()
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterSet#getParameters
* @model type="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterSet" opposite="parameter" ordered="false"
* @generated
*/
EList<ParameterSet> getParameterSets();
/**
* Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterSet} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Parameter Set</b></em>' reference list.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterSet} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
* @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterSet} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
* @see #getParameterSets()
* @generated
*/
ParameterSet getParameterSet(String name);
/**
* Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterSet} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Parameter Set</b></em>' reference list.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterSet} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
* @param ignoreCase Whether to ignore case in {@link java.lang.String} comparisons.
* @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterSet} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
* @see #getParameterSets()
* @generated
*/
ParameterSet getParameterSet(String name, boolean ignoreCase);
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>Operation</b></em>' reference.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* References the Operation owning this parameter.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>Operation</em>' reference.
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getParameter_Operation()
* @model transient="true" changeable="false" volatile="true" ordered="false"
* @generated
*/
Operation getOperation();
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>Direction</b></em>' attribute.
* The default value is <code>"in"</code>.
* The literals are from the enumeration {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterDirectionKind}.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* Indicates whether a parameter is being sent into or out of a behavioral element.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>Direction</em>' attribute.
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterDirectionKind
* @see #setDirection(ParameterDirectionKind)
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getParameter_Direction()
* @model default="in" required="true" ordered="false"
* @generated
*/
ParameterDirectionKind getDirection();
/**
* Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getDirection <em>Direction</em>}' attribute.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param value the new value of the '<em>Direction</em>' attribute.
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterDirectionKind
* @see #getDirection()
* @generated
*/
void setDirection(ParameterDirectionKind value);
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>Default</b></em>' attribute.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* Specifies a String that represents a value to be used when no argument is supplied for the Parameter.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>Default</em>' attribute.
* @see #isSetDefault()
* @see #unsetDefault()
* @see #setDefault(String)
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getParameter_Default()
* @model unsettable="true" dataType="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.String" transient="true" volatile="true" derived="true" ordered="false"
* @generated
*/
String getDefault();
/**
* Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getDefault <em>Default</em>}' attribute.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param value the new value of the '<em>Default</em>' attribute.
* @see #isSetDefault()
* @see #unsetDefault()
* @see #getDefault()
* @generated
*/
void setDefault(String value);
/**
* Unsets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getDefault <em>Default</em>}' attribute.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @see #isSetDefault()
* @see #getDefault()
* @see #setDefault(String)
* @generated
*/
void unsetDefault();
/**
* Returns whether the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getDefault <em>Default</em>}' attribute is set.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @return whether the value of the '<em>Default</em>' attribute is set.
* @see #unsetDefault()
* @see #getDefault()
* @see #setDefault(String)
* @generated
*/
boolean isSetDefault();
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>Default Value</b></em>' containment reference.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* Specifies a ValueSpecification that represents a value to be used when no argument is supplied for the Parameter.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>Default Value</em>' containment reference.
* @see #setDefaultValue(ValueSpecification)
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getParameter_DefaultValue()
* @model containment="true" resolveProxies="true" ordered="false"
* @generated
*/
ValueSpecification getDefaultValue();
/**
* Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getDefaultValue <em>Default Value</em>}' containment reference.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param value the new value of the '<em>Default Value</em>' containment reference.
* @see #getDefaultValue()
* @generated
*/
void setDefaultValue(ValueSpecification value);
/**
* Creates a new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ValueSpecification}, with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>', and sets the '<em><b>Default Value</b></em>' containment reference.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ValueSpecification}, or <code>null</code>.
* @param type The '<em><b>Type</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ValueSpecification}, or <code>null</code>.
* @param eClass The Ecore class of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ValueSpecification} to create.
* @return The new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ValueSpecification}.
* @see #getDefaultValue()
* @generated
*/
ValueSpecification createDefaultValue(String name, Type type, EClass eClass);
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>Is Exception</b></em>' attribute.
* The default value is <code>"false"</code>.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* Tells whether an output parameter may emit a value to the exclusion of the other outputs.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>Is Exception</em>' attribute.
* @see #setIsException(boolean)
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getParameter_IsException()
* @model default="false" dataType="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Boolean" required="true" ordered="false"
* @generated
*/
boolean isException();
/**
* Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#isException <em>Is Exception</em>}' attribute.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param value the new value of the '<em>Is Exception</em>' attribute.
* @see #isException()
* @generated
*/
void setIsException(boolean value);
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>Is Stream</b></em>' attribute.
* The default value is <code>"false"</code>.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* Tells whether an input parameter may accept values while its behavior is executing, or whether an output parameter post values while the behavior is executing.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>Is Stream</em>' attribute.
* @see #setIsStream(boolean)
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getParameter_IsStream()
* @model default="false" dataType="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Boolean" required="true" ordered="false"
* @generated
*/
boolean isStream();
/**
* Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#isStream <em>Is Stream</em>}' attribute.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param value the new value of the '<em>Is Stream</em>' attribute.
* @see #isStream()
* @generated
*/
void setIsStream(boolean value);
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>Effect</b></em>' attribute.
* The literals are from the enumeration {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterEffectKind}.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* Specifies the effect that the owner of the parameter has on values passed in or out of the parameter.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>Effect</em>' attribute.
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterEffectKind
* @see #isSetEffect()
* @see #unsetEffect()
* @see #setEffect(ParameterEffectKind)
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getParameter_Effect()
* @model unsettable="true" ordered="false"
* @generated
*/
ParameterEffectKind getEffect();
/**
* Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getEffect <em>Effect</em>}' attribute.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param value the new value of the '<em>Effect</em>' attribute.
* @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ParameterEffectKind
* @see #isSetEffect()
* @see #unsetEffect()
* @see #getEffect()
* @generated
*/
void setEffect(ParameterEffectKind value);
/**
* Unsets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getEffect <em>Effect</em>}' attribute.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @see #isSetEffect()
* @see #getEffect()
* @see #setEffect(ParameterEffectKind)
* @generated
*/
void unsetEffect();
/**
* Returns whether the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Parameter#getEffect <em>Effect</em>}' attribute is set.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @return whether the value of the '<em>Effect</em>' attribute is set.
* @see #unsetEffect()
* @see #getEffect()
* @see #setEffect(ParameterEffectKind)
* @generated
*/
boolean isSetEffect();
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* A parameter may only be associated with a connector end within the context of a collaboration.
* self.end.notEmpty() implies self.collaboration.notEmpty()
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @model
* @generated
*/
boolean validateConnectorEnd(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
Map<Object, Object> context);
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* A parameter cannot be a stream and exception at the same time.
* true
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @model
* @generated
*/
boolean validateStreamAndException(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
Map<Object, Object> context);
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* An input parameter cannot be an exception.
* true
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @model
* @generated
*/
boolean validateNotException(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
Map<Object, Object> context);
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* Reentrant behaviors cannot have stream parameters.
* true
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @model
* @generated
*/
boolean validateReentrantBehaviors(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
Map<Object, Object> context);
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* Only in and inout parameters may have a delete effect. Only out, inout, and return parameters may have a create effect.
* true
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @model
* @generated
*/
boolean validateInAndOut(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
Map<Object, Object> context);
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* Sets the default value for this parameter to the specified Boolean value.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @model valueDataType="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Boolean" valueRequired="true" valueOrdered="false"
* @generated
*/
void setBooleanDefaultValue(boolean value);
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* Sets the default value for this parameter to the specified integer value.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @model valueDataType="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Integer" valueRequired="true" valueOrdered="false"
* @generated
*/
void setIntegerDefaultValue(int value);
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* Sets the default value for this parameter to the specified string value.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @model valueDataType="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.String" valueRequired="true" valueOrdered="false"
* @generated
*/
void setStringDefaultValue(String value);
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* Sets the default value for this parameter to the specified unlimited natural value.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @model valueDataType="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UnlimitedNatural" valueRequired="true" valueOrdered="false"
* @generated
*/
void setUnlimitedNaturalDefaultValue(int value);
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
* Sets the default value for this parameter to the null value.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @model
* @generated
*/
void setNullDefaultValue();
} // Parameter