org.camunda.bpm.model.xml.type.child
Interface ChildElement<T extends ModelElementInstance>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the child element

All Superinterfaces:

ChildElementCollection<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ChildElementImpl

public interface ChildElement<T extends ModelElementInstance>
extends ChildElementCollection<T>

A single child element (child Element collection where ChildElementCollection.getMaxOccurs() returns 1. The Collection.add(Object) operation provided by this collection has special behavior: it will replace an existing element if it exists.

Author:

Daniel Meyer

Method Summary

T	getChild(ModelElementInstance element) Returns the child element.
boolean	removeChild(ModelElementInstance element) Removes the child element.
void	setChild(ModelElementInstance element, T newChildElement) Sets the child element, potentially replacing an existing child element.

Methods inherited from interface org.camunda.bpm.model.xml.type.child.ChildElementCollection

get, getChildElementType, getChildElementTypeClass, getMaxOccurs, getMinOccurs, getParentElementType, isImmutable

Method Detail

setChild

void setChild(ModelElementInstance element,
              T newChildElement)

Sets the child element, potentially replacing an existing child element.

Parameters:

element - the parent element of the child element

newChildElement - the new child element to set

getChild

T getChild(ModelElementInstance element)

Returns the child element.

Parameters:

element - the parent element of the child element

Returns:

the child element of the parent, or null if not exist

removeChild

boolean removeChild(ModelElementInstance element)

Removes the child element.

Parameters:

element - the parent element of the child element

Returns:

true if the child was remove otherwise false