// license-header java merge-point
   //
   // Attention: generated code (by MetafacadeLogic.vsl) - do not modify!
   //
   package org.andromda.metafacades.uml14;
   
   import java.util.Collection;
   import java.util.List;
   import org.andromda.core.common.Introspector;
  import org.andromda.core.metafacade.MetafacadeBase;
  import org.andromda.core.metafacade.MetafacadeFactory;
  import org.andromda.core.metafacade.ModelValidationMessage;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.AssociationClassFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.AssociationEndFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.AssociationFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.AttributeFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.ClassifierFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.ConstraintFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.DependencyFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.GeneralizableElementFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.GeneralizationFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.ModelElementFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.ModelFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.OperationFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.PackageFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.StateMachineFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.StereotypeFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.TaggedValueFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.TemplateParameterFacade;
  import org.andromda.metafacades.uml.TypeMappings;
  import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
  import org.omg.uml.foundation.core.AssociationClass;
  
  /**
   * A model element that has both association and class properties. An AssociationClass can be seen
   * as an association that also has class properties, or as a class that also has association
   * properties. It not only connects a set of classifiers but also defines a set of features that
   * belong to the relationship itself and not to any of the classifiers.
   * MetafacadeLogic for AssociationClassFacade
   *
   * @see AssociationClassFacade
   */
  public abstract class AssociationClassFacadeLogic
      extends MetafacadeBase
      implements AssociationClassFacade
  {
      /**
       * The underlying UML object
       * @see AssociationClass
       */
      protected AssociationClass metaObject;
  
      /** Create Metafacade implementation instance using the MetafacadeFactory from the context
       * @param metaObjectIn
       * @param context
       */
      protected AssociationClassFacadeLogic(AssociationClass metaObjectIn, String context)
      {
          super(metaObjectIn, getContext(context));
          this.superAssociationFacade =
             (AssociationFacade)
              MetafacadeFactory.getInstance().createFacadeImpl(
                      "org.andromda.metafacades.uml.AssociationFacade",
                      metaObjectIn,
                      getContext(context));
          this.superClassifierFacade =
             (ClassifierFacade)
              MetafacadeFactory.getInstance().createFacadeImpl(
                      "org.andromda.metafacades.uml.ClassifierFacade",
                      metaObjectIn,
                      getContext(context));
          this.metaObject = metaObjectIn;
      }
  
      /**
       * The logger instance.
       */
      private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(AssociationClassFacadeLogic.class);
  
      /**
       * Gets the context for this metafacade logic instance.
       * @param context String. Set to AssociationClassFacade if null
       * @return context String
       */
      private static String getContext(String context)
      {
          if (context == null)
          {
              context = "org.andromda.metafacades.uml.AssociationClassFacade";
          }
          return context;
      }
  
      private AssociationFacade superAssociationFacade;
      private boolean superAssociationFacadeInitialized = false;
  
      /**
       * Gets the AssociationFacade parent instance.
       * @return this.superAssociationFacade AssociationFacade
      */
     protected AssociationFacade getSuperAssociationFacade()
     {
         if (!this.superAssociationFacadeInitialized)
         {
             ((MetafacadeBase)this.superAssociationFacade).setMetafacadeContext(this.getMetafacadeContext());
             this.superAssociationFacadeInitialized = true;
         }
         return this.superAssociationFacade;
     }
 
     private ClassifierFacade superClassifierFacade;
     private boolean superClassifierFacadeInitialized = false;
 
     /**
      * Gets the ClassifierFacade parent instance.
      * @return this.superClassifierFacade ClassifierFacade
      */
     protected ClassifierFacade getSuperClassifierFacade()
     {
         if (!this.superClassifierFacadeInitialized)
         {
             ((MetafacadeBase)this.superClassifierFacade).setMetafacadeContext(this.getMetafacadeContext());
             this.superClassifierFacadeInitialized = true;
         }
         return this.superClassifierFacade;
     }
 
     /** Reset context only for non-root metafacades
      * @param context
      * @see org.andromda.core.metafacade.MetafacadeBase#resetMetafacadeContext(String context)
      */
     @Override
     public void resetMetafacadeContext(String context)
     {
         if (!this.contextRoot) // reset context only for non-root metafacades
         {
             context = getContext(context);  // to have same value as in original constructor call
             setMetafacadeContext (context);
             if (this.superAssociationFacadeInitialized)
             {
                 ((MetafacadeBase)this.superAssociationFacade).resetMetafacadeContext(context);
             }
             if (this.superClassifierFacadeInitialized)
             {
                 ((MetafacadeBase)this.superClassifierFacade).resetMetafacadeContext(context);
             }
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * @return boolean true always
      * @see AssociationClassFacade
      */
     public boolean isAssociationClassFacadeMetaType()
     {
         return true;
     }
 
     // ------------- associations ------------------
 
     /**
      * A model element that has both association and class properties. An AssociationClass can be
      * seen as
      * an association that also has class properties, or as a class that also has association
      * properties.
      * It not only connects a set of classifiers but also defines a set of features that belong to
      * the
      * relationship itself and not to any of the classifiers.
      * @return (Collection<AssociationEndFacade>)handleGetConnectionAssociationEnds()
      */
     public final Collection<AssociationEndFacade> getConnectionAssociationEnds()
     {
         Collection<AssociationEndFacade> getConnectionAssociationEnds1r = null;
         // associationClassFacade has no pre constraints
         Collection result = handleGetConnectionAssociationEnds();
         List shieldedResult = this.shieldedElements(result);
         try
         {
             getConnectionAssociationEnds1r = (Collection<AssociationEndFacade>)shieldedResult;
         }
         catch (ClassCastException ex)
         {
             // Bad things happen if the metafacade type mapping in metafacades.xml is wrong - Warn
             AssociationClassFacadeLogic.logger.warn("incorrect metafacade cast for AssociationClassFacadeLogic.getConnectionAssociationEnds Collection<AssociationEndFacade> " + result + ": " + shieldedResult);
         }
         // associationClassFacade has no post constraints
         return getConnectionAssociationEnds1r;
     }
 
     /**
      * UML Specific type is returned in Collection, transformed by shieldedElements to AndroMDA Metafacade type
      * @return  Collection
      */
     protected abstract Collection handleGetConnectionAssociationEnds();
 
     /**
      * @return true
      * @see AssociationFacade
      */
     public boolean isAssociationFacadeMetaType()
     {
         return true;
     }
 
     /**
      * @return true
      * @see ClassifierFacade
      */
     public boolean isClassifierFacadeMetaType()
     {
         return true;
     }
 
     /**
      * @return true
      * @see GeneralizableElementFacade
      */
     public boolean isGeneralizableElementFacadeMetaType()
     {
         return true;
     }
 
     /**
      * @return true
      * @see ModelElementFacade
      */
     public boolean isModelElementFacadeMetaType()
     {
         return true;
     }
 
     // ----------- delegates to AssociationFacade ------------
     /**
      * The first association end.
      * @see AssociationFacade#getAssociationEndA()
      */
     public AssociationEndFacade getAssociationEndA()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getAssociationEndA();
     }
 
     /**
      * The second association end.
      * @see AssociationFacade#getAssociationEndB()
      */
     public AssociationEndFacade getAssociationEndB()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getAssociationEndB();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the association ends belonging to this association.
      * @see AssociationFacade#getAssociationEnds()
      */
     public List<AssociationEndFacade> getAssociationEnds()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getAssociationEnds();
     }
 
     /**
      * A name suited for naming this relationship. This name will be constructed from both
      * association ends.
      * @see AssociationFacade#getRelationName()
      */
     public String getRelationName()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getRelationName();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates if this association is 'abstract'.
      * @see AssociationFacade#isAbstract()
      */
     public boolean isAbstract()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().isAbstract();
     }
 
     /**
      * True if the AssociationFacade is an AssociationClass.
      * @see AssociationFacade#isAssociationClass()
      */
     public boolean isAssociationClass()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().isAssociationClass();
     }
 
     /**
      * 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.
      * @see AssociationFacade#isBinary()
      */
     public boolean isBinary()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().isBinary();
     }
 
     /**
      * 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.
      * @see AssociationFacade#isDerived()
      */
     public boolean isDerived()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().isDerived();
     }
 
     /**
      * True if this association cannot be extended and represent a leaf in the inheritance tree.
      * @see AssociationFacade#isLeaf()
      */
     public boolean isLeaf()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().isLeaf();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates whether or not this associations represents a many-to-many relation.
      * @see AssociationFacade#isMany2Many()
      */
     public boolean isMany2Many()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().isMany2Many();
     }
 
     /**
      * Finds the tagged value optional searching the entire inheritance hierarchy if 'follow' is set
      * to true.
      * @see GeneralizableElementFacade#findTaggedValue(String tagName, boolean follow)
      */
     public Object findTaggedValue(String tagName, boolean follow)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().findTaggedValue(tagName, follow);
     }
 
     /**
      * All generalizations for this generalizable element, goes up the inheritance tree.
      * @see GeneralizableElementFacade#getAllGeneralizations()
      */
     public Collection<GeneralizableElementFacade> getAllGeneralizations()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getAllGeneralizations();
     }
 
     /**
      * All specializations (travels down the inheritance hierarchy).
      * @see GeneralizableElementFacade#getAllSpecializations()
      */
     public Collection<GeneralizableElementFacade> getAllSpecializations()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getAllSpecializations();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the direct generalization for this generalizable element.
      * @see GeneralizableElementFacade#getGeneralization()
      */
     public GeneralizableElementFacade getGeneralization()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getGeneralization();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the actual links that this generalization element is part of (it plays either the
      * specialization or generalization).
      * @see GeneralizableElementFacade#getGeneralizationLinks()
      */
     public Collection<GeneralizationFacade> getGeneralizationLinks()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getGeneralizationLinks();
     }
 
     /**
      * A comma separated list of the fully qualified names of all generalizations.
      * @see GeneralizableElementFacade#getGeneralizationList()
      */
     public String getGeneralizationList()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getGeneralizationList();
     }
 
     /**
      * The element found when you recursively follow the generalization path up to the root. If an
      * element has no generalization itself will be considered the root.
      * @see GeneralizableElementFacade#getGeneralizationRoot()
      */
     public GeneralizableElementFacade getGeneralizationRoot()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getGeneralizationRoot();
     }
 
     /**
      * Return all generalizations (ancestors) from this generalizable element.
      * @see GeneralizableElementFacade#getGeneralizations()
      */
     public Collection<GeneralizableElementFacade> getGeneralizations()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getGeneralizations();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the direct specializations (i.e. sub elements) for this generalizatble element.
      * @see GeneralizableElementFacade#getSpecializations()
      */
     public Collection<GeneralizableElementFacade> getSpecializations()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getSpecializations();
     }
 
     /**
      * Copies all tagged values from the given ModelElementFacade to this model element facade.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#copyTaggedValues(ModelElementFacade element)
      */
     public void copyTaggedValues(ModelElementFacade element)
     {
         this.getSuperAssociationFacade().copyTaggedValues(element);
     }
 
     /**
      * Finds the tagged value with the specified 'tagName'. In case there are more values the first
      * one found will be returned.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#findTaggedValue(String tagName)
      */
     public Object findTaggedValue(String tagName)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().findTaggedValue(tagName);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns all the values for the tagged value with the specified name. The returned collection
      * will contains only String instances, or will be empty. Never null.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#findTaggedValues(String tagName)
      */
     public Collection<Object> findTaggedValues(String tagName)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().findTaggedValues(tagName);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the fully qualified name of the model element. The fully qualified name includes
      * complete package qualified name of the underlying model element. The templates parameter will
      * be replaced by the correct one given the binding relation of the parameter to this element.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getBindedFullyQualifiedName(ModelElementFacade bindedElement)
      */
     public String getBindedFullyQualifiedName(ModelElementFacade bindedElement)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getBindedFullyQualifiedName(bindedElement);
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets all constraints belonging to the model element.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getConstraints()
      */
     public Collection<ConstraintFacade> getConstraints()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getConstraints();
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the constraints of the argument kind that have been placed onto this model. Typical
      * kinds are "inv", "pre" and "post". Other kinds are possible.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getConstraints(String kind)
      */
     public Collection<ConstraintFacade> getConstraints(String kind)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getConstraints(kind);
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the documentation for the model element, The indent argument is prefixed to each line.
      * By default this method wraps lines after 64 characters.
      * This method is equivalent to <code>getDocumentation(indent, 64)</code>.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getDocumentation(String indent)
      */
     public String getDocumentation(String indent)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getDocumentation(indent);
     }
 
     /**
      * This method returns the documentation for this model element, with the lines wrapped after
      * the specified number of characters, values of less than 1 will indicate no line wrapping is
      * required. By default paragraphs are returned as HTML.
      * This method is equivalent to <code>getDocumentation(indent, lineLength, true)</code>.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getDocumentation(String indent, int lineLength)
      */
     public String getDocumentation(String indent, int lineLength)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getDocumentation(indent, lineLength);
     }
 
     /**
      * This method returns the documentation for this model element, with the lines wrapped after
      * the specified number of characters, values of less than 1 will indicate no line wrapping is
      * required. HTML style determines if HTML Escaping is applied.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getDocumentation(String indent, int lineLength, boolean htmlStyle)
      */
     public String getDocumentation(String indent, int lineLength, boolean htmlStyle)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getDocumentation(indent, lineLength, htmlStyle);
     }
 
     /**
      * The fully qualified name of this model element.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getFullyQualifiedName()
      */
     public String getFullyQualifiedName()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getFullyQualifiedName();
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the fully qualified name of the model element. The fully qualified name includes
      * complete package qualified name of the underlying model element.  If modelName is true, then
      * the original name of the model element (the name contained within the model) will be the name
      * returned, otherwise a name from a language mapping will be returned.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getFullyQualifiedName(boolean modelName)
      */
     public String getFullyQualifiedName(boolean modelName)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getFullyQualifiedName(modelName);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the fully qualified name as a path, the returned value always starts with out a slash
      * '/'.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getFullyQualifiedNamePath()
      */
     public String getFullyQualifiedNamePath()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getFullyQualifiedNamePath();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the unique identifier of the underlying model element.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getId()
      */
     public String getId()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getId();
     }
 
     /**
      * UML2: Retrieves the keywords for this element. Used to modify implementation properties which
      * are not represented by other properties, i.e. native, transient, volatile, synchronized,
      * (added annotations) override, deprecated. Can also be used to suppress compiler warnings:
      * (added annotations) unchecked, fallthrough, path, serial, finally, all. Annotations require
      * JDK5 compiler level.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getKeywords()
      */
     public Collection<String> getKeywords()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getKeywords();
     }
 
     /**
      * UML2: Retrieves a localized label for this named element.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getLabel()
      */
     public String getLabel()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getLabel();
     }
 
     /**
      * The language mappings that have been set for this model element.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getLanguageMappings()
      */
     public TypeMappings getLanguageMappings()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getLanguageMappings();
     }
 
     /**
      * Return the model containing this model element (multiple models may be loaded and processed
      * at the same time).
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getModel()
      */
     public ModelFacade getModel()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getModel();
     }
 
     /**
      * The name of the model element.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getName()
      */
     public String getName()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getName();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the package to which this model element belongs.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getPackage()
      */
     public ModelElementFacade getPackage()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getPackage();
     }
 
     /**
      * The name of this model element's package.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getPackageName()
      */
     public String getPackageName()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getPackageName();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the package name (optionally providing the ability to retrieve the model name and not
      * the mapped name).
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getPackageName(boolean modelName)
      */
     public String getPackageName(boolean modelName)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getPackageName(modelName);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the package as a path, the returned value always starts with out a slash '/'.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getPackagePath()
      */
     public String getPackagePath()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getPackagePath();
     }
 
     /**
      * UML2: Returns the value of the 'Qualified Name' attribute. A name which allows the
      * NamedElement to be identified within a hierarchy of nested Namespaces. It is constructed from
      * the names of the containing namespaces starting at the root of the hierarchy and ending with
      * the name of the NamedElement itself.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getQualifiedName()
      */
     public String getQualifiedName()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getQualifiedName();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the root package for the model element.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getRootPackage()
      */
     public PackageFacade getRootPackage()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getRootPackage();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the dependencies for which this model element is the source.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getSourceDependencies()
      */
     public Collection<DependencyFacade> getSourceDependencies()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getSourceDependencies();
     }
 
     /**
      * If this model element is the context of an activity graph, this represents that activity
      * graph.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getStateMachineContext()
      */
     public StateMachineFacade getStateMachineContext()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getStateMachineContext();
     }
 
     /**
      * The collection of ALL stereotype names for this model element.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getStereotypeNames()
      */
     public Collection<String> getStereotypeNames()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getStereotypeNames();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets all stereotypes for this model element.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getStereotypes()
      */
     public Collection<StereotypeFacade> getStereotypes()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getStereotypes();
     }
 
     /**
      * Return the TaggedValues associated with this model element, under all stereotypes.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getTaggedValues()
      */
     public Collection<TaggedValueFacade> getTaggedValues()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getTaggedValues();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the dependencies for which this model element is the target.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getTargetDependencies()
      */
     public Collection<DependencyFacade> getTargetDependencies()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getTargetDependencies();
     }
 
     /**
      * Get the template parameter for this model element having the parameterName
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getTemplateParameter(String parameterName)
      */
     public Object getTemplateParameter(String parameterName)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getTemplateParameter(parameterName);
     }
 
     /**
      * Get the template parameters for this model element
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getTemplateParameters()
      */
     public Collection<TemplateParameterFacade> getTemplateParameters()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getTemplateParameters();
     }
 
     /**
      * The visibility (i.e. public, private, protected or package) of the model element, will
      * attempt a lookup for these values in the language mappings (if any).
      * @see ModelElementFacade#getVisibility()
      */
     public String getVisibility()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getVisibility();
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns true if the model element has the exact stereotype (meaning no stereotype inheritance
      * is taken into account when searching for the stereotype), false otherwise.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#hasExactStereotype(String stereotypeName)
      */
     public boolean hasExactStereotype(String stereotypeName)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().hasExactStereotype(stereotypeName);
     }
 
     /**
      * Does the UML Element contain the named Keyword? Keywords can be separated by space, comma,
      * pipe, semicolon, or << >>
      * @see ModelElementFacade#hasKeyword(String keywordName)
      */
     public boolean hasKeyword(String keywordName)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().hasKeyword(keywordName);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns true if the model element has the specified stereotype.  If the stereotype itself
      * does not match, then a search will be made up the stereotype inheritance hierarchy, and if
      * one of the stereotype's ancestors has a matching name this method will return true, false
      * otherwise.
      * For example, if we have a certain stereotype called <<exception>> and a model element has a
      * stereotype called <<applicationException>> which extends <<exception>>, when calling this
      * method with 'stereotypeName' defined as 'exception' the method would return true since
      * <<applicationException>> inherits from <<exception>>.  If you want to check if the model
      * element has the exact stereotype, then use the method 'hasExactStereotype' instead.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#hasStereotype(String stereotypeName)
      */
     public boolean hasStereotype(String stereotypeName)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().hasStereotype(stereotypeName);
     }
 
     /**
      * True if there are target dependencies from this element that are instances of BindingFacade.
      * Deprecated in UML2: Use TemplateBinding parameters instead of dependencies.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#isBindingDependenciesPresent()
      */
     public boolean isBindingDependenciesPresent()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().isBindingDependenciesPresent();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates if any constraints are present on this model element.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#isConstraintsPresent()
      */
     public boolean isConstraintsPresent()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().isConstraintsPresent();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates if any documentation is present on this model element.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#isDocumentationPresent()
      */
     public boolean isDocumentationPresent()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().isDocumentationPresent();
     }
 
     /**
      * True if this element name is a reserved word in Java, C#, ANSI or ISO C, C++, JavaScript.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#isReservedWord()
      */
     public boolean isReservedWord()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().isReservedWord();
     }
 
     /**
      * True is there are template parameters on this model element. For UML2, applies to Class,
      * Operation, Property, and Parameter.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#isTemplateParametersPresent()
      */
     public boolean isTemplateParametersPresent()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().isTemplateParametersPresent();
     }
 
     /**
      * True if this element name is a valid identifier name in Java, C#, ANSI or ISO C, C++,
      * JavaScript. Contains no spaces, special characters etc. Constraint always applied on
      * Enumerations and Interfaces, optionally applies on other model elements.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#isValidIdentifierName()
      */
     public boolean isValidIdentifierName()
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().isValidIdentifierName();
     }
 
     /**
      * Searches for the constraint with the specified 'name' on this model element, and if found
      * translates it using the specified 'translation' from a translation library discovered by the
      * framework.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#translateConstraint(String name, String translation)
      */
     public String translateConstraint(String name, String translation)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().translateConstraint(name, translation);
     }
 
     /**
      * Translates all constraints belonging to this model element with the given 'translation'.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#translateConstraints(String translation)
      */
     public String[] translateConstraints(String translation)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().translateConstraints(translation);
     }
 
     /**
      * Translates the constraints of the specified 'kind' belonging to this model element.
      * @see ModelElementFacade#translateConstraints(String kind, String translation)
      */
     public String[] translateConstraints(String kind, String translation)
     {
         return this.getSuperAssociationFacade().translateConstraints(kind, translation);
     }
 
     // ----------- delegates to ClassifierFacade ------------
     /**
      * Return the attribute which name matches the parameter
      * @see ClassifierFacade#findAttribute(String name)
      */
     public AttributeFacade findAttribute(String name)
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().findAttribute(name);
     }
 
     /**
      * Those abstraction dependencies for which this classifier is the client.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getAbstractions()
      */
     public Collection<ClassifierFacade> getAbstractions()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getAbstractions();
     }
 
     /**
      * Lists all classes associated to this one and any ancestor classes (through generalization).
      * There will be no duplicates. The order of the elements is predictable.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getAllAssociatedClasses()
      */
     public Collection<ClassifierFacade> getAllAssociatedClasses()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getAllAssociatedClasses();
     }
 
     /**
      * A collection containing all 'properties' of the classifier and its ancestors.  Properties are
      * any attributes and navigable connecting association ends.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getAllProperties()
      */
     public Collection<ModelElementFacade> getAllProperties()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getAllProperties();
     }
 
     /**
      * A collection containing all required and/or read-only 'properties' of the classifier and its
      * ancestors. Properties are any attributes and navigable connecting association ends.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getAllRequiredConstructorParameters()
      */
     public Collection<ModelElementFacade> getAllRequiredConstructorParameters()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getAllRequiredConstructorParameters();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the array type for this classifier.  If this classifier already represents an array, it
      * just returns itself.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getArray()
      */
     public ClassifierFacade getArray()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getArray();
     }
 
     /**
      * The name of the classifier as an array.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getArrayName()
      */
     public String getArrayName()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getArrayName();
     }
 
     /**
      * Lists the classes associated to this one, there is no repitition of classes. The order of the
      * elements is predictable.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getAssociatedClasses()
      */
     public Collection<ClassifierFacade> getAssociatedClasses()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getAssociatedClasses();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the attributes that belong to the classifier.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getAttributes()
      */
     public List<AttributeFacade> getAttributes()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getAttributes();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets all attributes for the classifier and if 'follow' is true goes up the inheritance
      * hierarchy and gets the attributes from the super classes as well.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getAttributes(boolean follow)
      */
     public List<AttributeFacade> getAttributes(boolean follow)
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getAttributes(follow);
     }
 
     /**
      * The fully qualified name of the classifier as an array.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getFullyQualifiedArrayName()
      */
     public String getFullyQualifiedArrayName()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getFullyQualifiedArrayName();
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns all those operations that could be implemented at this classifier's level. This means
      * the operations owned by this classifier as well as any realized interface's operations
      * (recursively) in case this classifier itself is not already an interface, or generalized when
      * this classifier is an interface.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getImplementationOperations()
      */
     public Collection<OperationFacade> getImplementationOperations()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getImplementationOperations();
     }
 
     /**
      * A comma separated list of the fully qualified names of all implemented interfaces.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getImplementedInterfaceList()
      */
     public String getImplementedInterfaceList()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getImplementedInterfaceList();
     }
 
     /**
      * Those attributes that are scoped to an instance of this class.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getInstanceAttributes()
      */
     public Collection<AttributeFacade> getInstanceAttributes()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getInstanceAttributes();
     }
 
     /**
      * Those operations that are scoped to an instance of this class.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getInstanceOperations()
      */
     public List<OperationFacade> getInstanceOperations()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getInstanceOperations();
     }
 
     /**
      * Those interfaces that are abstractions of this classifier, this basically means this
      * classifier realizes them.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getInterfaceAbstractions()
      */
     public Collection<ClassifierFacade> getInterfaceAbstractions()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getInterfaceAbstractions();
     }
 
     /**
      * A String representing a new Constructor declaration for this classifier type to be used in a
      * Java environment.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getJavaNewString()
      */
     public String getJavaNewString()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getJavaNewString();
     }
 
     /**
      * A String representing the null-value for this classifier type to be used in a Java
      * environment.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getJavaNullString()
      */
     public String getJavaNullString()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getJavaNullString();
     }
 
     /**
      * The other ends of this classifier's association ends which are navigable.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getNavigableConnectingEnds()
      */
     public Collection<AssociationEndFacade> getNavigableConnectingEnds()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getNavigableConnectingEnds();
     }
 
     /**
      * Get the other ends of this classifier's association ends which are navigable and if 'follow'
      * is true goes up the inheritance hierarchy and gets the super association ends as well.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getNavigableConnectingEnds(boolean follow)
      */
     public List<AssociationEndFacade> getNavigableConnectingEnds(boolean follow)
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getNavigableConnectingEnds(follow);
     }
 
     /**
      * Assuming that the classifier is an array, this will return the non array type of the
      * classifier from
      * the model.  If the classifier is NOT an array, it will just return itself.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getNonArray()
      */
     public ClassifierFacade getNonArray()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getNonArray();
     }
 
     /**
      * The attributes from this classifier in the form of an operation call (this example would be
      * in Java): '(String attributeOne, String attributeTwo).  If there were no attributes on the
      * classifier, the result would be an empty '()'.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getOperationCallFromAttributes()
      */
     public String getOperationCallFromAttributes()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getOperationCallFromAttributes();
     }
 
     /**
      * The operations owned by this classifier.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getOperations()
      */
     public List<OperationFacade> getOperations()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getOperations();
     }
 
     /**
      * A collection containing all 'properties' of the classifier.  Properties are any attributes
      * and navigable connecting association ends.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getProperties()
      */
     public List<ModelElementFacade> getProperties()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getProperties();
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets all properties (attributes and navigable association ends) for the classifier and if
      * 'follow' is true goes up the inheritance hierarchy and gets the properties from the super
      * classes as well.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getProperties(boolean follow)
      */
     public List getProperties(boolean follow)
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getProperties(follow);
     }
 
     /**
      * A collection containing all required and/or read-only 'properties' of the classifier. 
      * Properties are any attributes and navigable connecting association ends.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getRequiredConstructorParameters()
      */
     public Collection<ModelElementFacade> getRequiredConstructorParameters()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getRequiredConstructorParameters();
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the serial version UID of the underlying model element.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getSerialVersionUID()
      */
     public long getSerialVersionUID()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getSerialVersionUID();
     }
 
     /**
      * Those attributes that are scoped to the definition of this class.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getStaticAttributes()
      */
     public Collection<AttributeFacade> getStaticAttributes()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getStaticAttributes();
     }
 
     /**
      * Those operations that are scoped to the definition of this class.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getStaticOperations()
      */
     public List<OperationFacade> getStaticOperations()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getStaticOperations();
     }
 
     /**
      * This class' superclass, returns the generalization if it is a ClassifierFacade, null
      * otherwise.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getSuperClass()
      */
     public ClassifierFacade getSuperClass()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getSuperClass();
     }
 
     /**
      * The wrapper name for this classifier if a mapped type has a defined wrapper class (ie. 'long'
      * maps to 'Long').  If the classifier doesn't have a wrapper defined for it, this method will
      * return a null.  Note that wrapper mappings must be defined for the namespace by defining the
      * 'wrapperMappingsUri', this property must point to the location of the mappings file which
      * maps the primitives to wrapper types.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#getWrapperName()
      */
     public String getWrapperName()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getWrapperName();
     }
 
     /**
      * True if this classifier represents an array type. False otherwise.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isArrayType()
      */
     public boolean isArrayType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isArrayType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns true if this type represents a Blob type.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isBlobType()
      */
     public boolean isBlobType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isBlobType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates if this type represents a boolean type or not.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isBooleanType()
      */
     public boolean isBooleanType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isBooleanType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates if this type represents a char, Character, or java.lang.Character type or not.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isCharacterType()
      */
     public boolean isCharacterType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isCharacterType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns true if this type represents a Clob type.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isClobType()
      */
     public boolean isClobType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isClobType();
     }
 
     /**
      * True if this classifier represents a collection type. False otherwise.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isCollectionType()
      */
     public boolean isCollectionType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isCollectionType();
     }
 
     /**
      * True/false depending on whether or not this classifier represents a datatype. 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.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isDataType()
      */
     public boolean isDataType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isDataType();
     }
 
     /**
      * True when this classifier is a date type.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isDateType()
      */
     public boolean isDateType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isDateType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates if this type represents a Double type or not.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isDoubleType()
      */
     public boolean isDoubleType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isDoubleType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates whether or not this classifier represents an "EmbeddedValue'.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isEmbeddedValue()
      */
     public boolean isEmbeddedValue()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isEmbeddedValue();
     }
 
     /**
      * True if this classifier is in fact marked as an enumeration.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isEnumeration()
      */
     public boolean isEnumeration()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isEnumeration();
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns true if this type represents a 'file' type.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isFileType()
      */
     public boolean isFileType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isFileType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates if this type represents a Float type or not.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isFloatType()
      */
     public boolean isFloatType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isFloatType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates if this type represents an int or Integer or java.lang.Integer type or not.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isIntegerType()
      */
     public boolean isIntegerType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isIntegerType();
     }
 
     /**
      * True/false depending on whether or not this Classifier represents an interface.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isInterface()
      */
     public boolean isInterface()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isInterface();
     }
 
     /**
      * True if this classifier represents a list type. False otherwise.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isListType()
      */
     public boolean isListType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isListType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates if this type represents a Long type or not.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isLongType()
      */
     public boolean isLongType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isLongType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates whether or not this classifier represents a Map type.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isMapType()
      */
     public boolean isMapType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isMapType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates whether or not this classifier represents a primitive type.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isPrimitive()
      */
     public boolean isPrimitive()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isPrimitive();
     }
 
     /**
      * True if this classifier represents a set type. False otherwise.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isSetType()
      */
     public boolean isSetType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isSetType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates whether or not this classifier represents a string type.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isStringType()
      */
     public boolean isStringType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isStringType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicates whether or not this classifier represents a time type.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isTimeType()
      */
     public boolean isTimeType()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isTimeType();
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns true if this type is a wrapped primitive type.
      * @see ClassifierFacade#isWrappedPrimitive()
      */
     public boolean isWrappedPrimitive()
     {
         return this.getSuperClassifierFacade().isWrappedPrimitive();
     }
 
     /**
      * @see org.andromda.core.metafacade.MetafacadeBase#initialize()
      */
     @Override
     public void initialize()
     {
         this.getSuperAssociationFacade().initialize();
         this.getSuperClassifierFacade().initialize();
     }
 
     /**
      * @return Object getSuperAssociationFacade().getValidationOwner()
      * @see org.andromda.core.metafacade.MetafacadeBase#getValidationOwner()
      */
     @Override
     public Object getValidationOwner()
     {
         Object owner = this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getValidationOwner();
         if (owner == null)
         {
             owner = this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getValidationOwner();
         }
         return owner;
     }
 
     /**
      * @return String getSuperAssociationFacade().getValidationName()
      * @see org.andromda.core.metafacade.MetafacadeBase#getValidationName()
      */
     @Override
     public String getValidationName()
     {
         String name = this.getSuperAssociationFacade().getValidationName();
         if (name == null)
         {
             name = this.getSuperClassifierFacade().getValidationName();
         }
         return name;
     }
 
     /**
      * @param validationMessages Collection<ModelValidationMessage>
      * @see org.andromda.core.metafacade.MetafacadeBase#validateInvariants(Collection validationMessages)
      */
     @Override
     public void validateInvariants(Collection<ModelValidationMessage> validationMessages)
     {
         this.getSuperAssociationFacade().validateInvariants(validationMessages);
         this.getSuperClassifierFacade().validateInvariants(validationMessages);
     }
 
     /**
      * The property that stores the name of the metafacade.
      */
     private static final String NAME_PROPERTY = "name";
     private static final String FQNAME_PROPERTY = "fullyQualifiedName";
 
     /**
      * @see Object#toString()
      */
     @Override
     public String toString()
     {
         final StringBuilder toString = new StringBuilder(this.getClass().getName());
         toString.append("[");
         try
         {
             toString.append(Introspector.instance().getProperty(this, FQNAME_PROPERTY));
         }
         catch (final Throwable tryAgain)
         {
             try
             {
                 toString.append(Introspector.instance().getProperty(this, NAME_PROPERTY));
             }
             catch (final Throwable ignore)
             {
                 // - just ignore when the metafacade doesn't have a name or fullyQualifiedName property
             }
         }
         toString.append("]");
         return toString.toString();
     }
 }