org.omg.uml.behavioralelements.commonbehavior
Interface AAssociationLink

All Superinterfaces:
javax.jmi.reflect.RefAssociation, javax.jmi.reflect.RefBaseObject

public interface AAssociationLink
extends javax.jmi.reflect.RefAssociation

A_association_link association proxy interface.


Method Summary
 boolean add(UmlAssociation association, Link link)
          Creates a link between the pair of instance objects in the associations link set.
 boolean exists(UmlAssociation association, Link link)
          Queries whether a link currently exists between a given pair of instance objects in the associations link set.
 UmlAssociation getAssociation(Link link)
          Queries the instance object that is related to a particular instance object by a link in the current associations link set.
 Collection getLink(UmlAssociation association)
          Queries the instance objects that are related to a particular instance object by a link in the current associations link set.
 boolean remove(UmlAssociation association, Link link)
          Removes a link between a pair of instance objects in the current associations link set.
 
Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefAssociation
refAddLink, refAllLinks, refLinkExists, refQuery, refQuery, refRemoveLink
 
Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefBaseObject
equals, hashCode, refImmediatePackage, refMetaObject, refMofId, refOutermostPackage, refVerifyConstraints
 

Method Detail

exists

public boolean exists(UmlAssociation association,
                      Link link)
Queries whether a link currently exists between a given pair of instance objects in the associations link set.

Parameters:
association - Value of the first association end.
link - Value of the second association end.
Returns:
Returns true if the queried link exists.

getAssociation

public UmlAssociation getAssociation(Link link)
Queries the instance object that is related to a particular instance object by a link in the current associations link set.

Returns:
Related object or null if none exists.

getLink

public Collection getLink(UmlAssociation association)
Queries the instance objects that are related to a particular instance object by a link in the current associations link set.

Returns:
Collection of related objects.

add

public boolean add(UmlAssociation association,
                   Link link)
Creates a link between the pair of instance objects in the associations link set.

Parameters:
association - Value of the first association end.
link - Value of the second association end.

remove

public boolean remove(UmlAssociation association,
                      Link link)
Removes a link between a pair of instance objects in the current associations link set.

Parameters:
association - Value of the first association end.
link - Value of the second association end.