org.andromda.metafacades.uml

Interface AssociationFacade

All Superinterfaces:

GeneralizableElementFacade, ModelElementFacade

All Known Subinterfaces:

AssociationClassFacade, EntityAssociation

public interface AssociationFacade
extends GeneralizableElementFacade

An association describes a set of tuples whose values refer to typed instances. An instance of an association is called a link. Metafacade interface to be used by AndroMDA cartridges.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AssociationEndFacade	getAssociationEndA() The first association end.
AssociationEndFacade	getAssociationEndB() The second association end.
List<AssociationEndFacade>	getAssociationEnds() Gets the association ends belonging to this association.
String	getRelationName() A name suited for naming this relationship.
boolean	isAbstract() Indicates if this association is 'abstract'.
boolean	isAssociationClass() True if the AssociationFacade is an AssociationClass.
boolean	isAssociationFacadeMetaType() Indicates the metafacade type (used for metafacade mappings).
boolean	isBinary() UML2: Determines whether this association is a binary association, i.e.
boolean	isDerived() UML2: Returns the value of the 'Is Derived' attribute.
boolean	isLeaf() True if this association cannot be extended and represent a leaf in the inheritance tree.
boolean	isMany2Many() Indicates whether or not this associations represents a many-to-many relation.

Methods inherited from interface org.andromda.metafacades.uml.GeneralizableElementFacade

findTaggedValue, getAllGeneralizations, getAllSpecializations, getGeneralization, getGeneralizationLinks, getGeneralizationList, getGeneralizationRoot, getGeneralizations, getSpecializations, isGeneralizableElementFacadeMetaType

Methods inherited from interface org.andromda.metafacades.uml.ModelElementFacade

copyTaggedValues, findTaggedValue, findTaggedValues, getBindedFullyQualifiedName, getConstraints, getConstraints, getDocumentation, getDocumentation, getDocumentation, getFullyQualifiedName, getFullyQualifiedName, getFullyQualifiedNamePath, getId, getKeywords, getLabel, getLanguageMappings, getModel, getName, getPackage, getPackageName, getPackageName, getPackagePath, getQualifiedName, getRootPackage, getSourceDependencies, getStateMachineContext, getStereotypeNames, getStereotypes, getTaggedValues, getTargetDependencies, getTemplateParameter, getTemplateParameters, getValidationName, getValidationOwner, getVisibility, hasExactStereotype, hasKeyword, hasStereotype, initialize, isBindingDependenciesPresent, isConstraintsPresent, isDocumentationPresent, isModelElementFacadeMetaType, isReservedWord, isTemplateParametersPresent, isValidIdentifierName, translateConstraint, translateConstraints, translateConstraints, validateInvariants

Method Detail

isAssociationFacadeMetaType

boolean isAssociationFacadeMetaType()

Indicates the metafacade type (used for metafacade mappings).

Returns:

boolean always true

getAssociationEndA

AssociationEndFacade getAssociationEndA()

The first association end.

Returns:

AssociationEndFacade

getAssociationEndB

AssociationEndFacade getAssociationEndB()

The second association end.

Returns:

AssociationEndFacade

getAssociationEnds

List<AssociationEndFacade> getAssociationEnds()

Gets the association ends belonging to this association.

Returns:

List

getRelationName

String getRelationName()

A name suited for naming this relationship. This name will be constructed from both association ends.

Returns:

String

isAbstract

boolean isAbstract()

Indicates if this association is 'abstract'.

Returns:

boolean

isAssociationClass

boolean isAssociationClass()

True if the AssociationFacade is an AssociationClass.

Returns:

boolean

isBinary

boolean isBinary()

UML2: Determines whether this association is a binary association, i.e. whether it has exactly two member ends. UML2 allows association classes in the association itself (many2many with association attributes). Default=true: only two member ends.

Returns:

boolean

isDerived

boolean isDerived()

UML2: Returns the value of the 'Is Derived' attribute. The default value is "false". If isDerived is true, the value of the attribute is derived from information elsewhere. Specifies whether the Property is derived, i.e., whether its value or values can be computed from other information.

Returns:

boolean

isLeaf

boolean isLeaf()

True if this association cannot be extended and represent a leaf in the inheritance tree.

Returns:

boolean

isMany2Many

boolean isMany2Many()

Indicates whether or not this associations represents a many-to-many relation.

Returns:

boolean