org.faktorips.runtime.modeltype
Interface IModelType

All Superinterfaces:

IModelElement

All Known Implementing Classes:

ModelType

public interface IModelType
extends IModelElement

Author:

Daniel Hohenberger

Field Summary

static String	PROPERTY_CLASS
static String	PROPERTY_SUPERTYPE
static String	XML_TAG

Fields inherited from interface org.faktorips.runtime.modeltype.IModelElement

DESCRIPTIONS_PROPERTY_LOCALE, DESCRIPTIONS_XML_TAG, DESCRIPTIONS_XML_WRAPPER_TAG, EXTENSION_PROPERTIES_PROPERTY_ID, EXTENSION_PROPERTIES_PROPERTY_NULL, EXTENSION_PROPERTIES_XML_TAG, EXTENSION_PROPERTIES_XML_WRAPPER_TAG, LABELS_PROPERTY_LOCALE, LABELS_PROPERTY_PLURAL_VALUE, LABELS_PROPERTY_VALUE, LABELS_XML_TAG, LABELS_XML_WRAPPER_TAG, PROPERTY_NAME

Method Summary

IModelTypeAssociation	getAssociation(String name) Returns the association with the given name declared in this type or one of it's super types.
List<IModelTypeAssociation>	getAssociations() Returns the type's associations including those defined in it's super types.
IModelTypeAttribute	getAttribute(String name) Returns the attribute with the given name declared in this type or one of it's super types.
List<IModelTypeAttribute>	getAttributes() Returns a list containing the type's attributes including those defined in the type's super types.
Object	getAttributeValue(IModelObject modelObject, String attributeName) Returns the value of the given model object's attribute identified by the given attribute name.
IModelTypeAssociation	getDeclaredAssociation(int index) Returns the association at the given index.
IModelTypeAssociation	getDeclaredAssociation(String name) Returns the association with the given name declared in this type.
List<IModelTypeAssociation>	getDeclaredAssociations() Returns a list containing all associations declared in this model type.
IModelTypeAttribute	getDeclaredAttribute(int index) Returns the declared attribute at the given index.
IModelTypeAttribute	getDeclaredAttribute(String name) Returns the attribute with the given name declared in this type.
List<IModelTypeAttribute>	getDeclaredAttributes() Returns a list containing all attributes declared in this model type.
Class<?>	getJavaClass() Returns the Java class for this type.
Class<?>	getJavaInterface() Returns the Java interface for this type.
IModelType	getSuperType() Returns this model type's super type or null if it has none.
List<IModelObject>	getTargetObjects(IModelObject source, String associationName) Returns a list of the target(s) of the given model object's association identified by the given association name.
void	setAttributeValue(IModelObject modelObject, String attributeName, Object value) Sets the given model object's attribute identified by the given name to the given value.

Methods inherited from interface org.faktorips.runtime.modeltype.IModelElement

getDescription, getExtensionPropertyIds, getExtensionPropertyValue, getLabel, getName, getRepository, initExtPropertiesFromXml, initFromXml

Field Detail

XML_TAG

static final String XML_TAG

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Constant Field Values

PROPERTY_CLASS

static final String PROPERTY_CLASS

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Constant Field Values

PROPERTY_SUPERTYPE

static final String PROPERTY_SUPERTYPE

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getJavaClass

Class<?> getJavaClass()
                      throws ClassNotFoundException

Returns the Java class for this type.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - if the class could not be loaded.

getJavaInterface

Class<?> getJavaInterface()
                          throws ClassNotFoundException

Returns the Java interface for this type.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - if the class could not be loaded.

getSuperType

IModelType getSuperType()

Returns this model type's super type or null if it has none.

getDeclaredAttributes

List<IModelTypeAttribute> getDeclaredAttributes()

Returns a list containing all attributes declared in this model type. Attributes defined in the type's super types are not returned.

getAttributes

List<IModelTypeAttribute> getAttributes()

Returns a list containing the type's attributes including those defined in the type's super types.

getDeclaredAttribute

IModelTypeAttribute getDeclaredAttribute(int index)
                                         throws IndexOutOfBoundsException

Returns the declared attribute at the given index.

Throws:

IndexOutOfBoundsException - if no attribute exists for the given index.

getDeclaredAttribute

IModelTypeAttribute getDeclaredAttribute(String name)
                                         throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns the attribute with the given name declared in this type. Attributes defined in the type's super types are not returned.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if no attribute with the given name exists.

getAttribute

IModelTypeAttribute getAttribute(String name)
                                 throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns the attribute with the given name declared in this type or one of it's super types.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if no attribute with the given name exists.

getDeclaredAssociations

List<IModelTypeAssociation> getDeclaredAssociations()

Returns a list containing all associations declared in this model type. Associations defined in the type's super types are not returned.

getAssociations

List<IModelTypeAssociation> getAssociations()

Returns the type's associations including those defined in it's super types.

getDeclaredAssociation

IModelTypeAssociation getDeclaredAssociation(int index)

Returns the association at the given index. Associations defined in the type's super types are not returned.

Throws:

IndexOutOfBoundsException - if no association exists for the given index.

getDeclaredAssociation

IModelTypeAssociation getDeclaredAssociation(String name)

Returns the association with the given name declared in this type. Associations defined in the type's super types are not considered.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if no association with the given name exists.

getTargetObjects

List<IModelObject> getTargetObjects(IModelObject source,
                                    String associationName)

Returns a list of the target(s) of the given model object's association identified by the given association name.

Parameters:

source - a model object corresponding to this model type

associationName - the name of the association

Returns:

a list of the target(s) of the given model object's association identified by the given association name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the model does not fit this model type, has no association by the given name or that association is not accessible for any reason

getAttributeValue

Object getAttributeValue(IModelObject modelObject,
                         String attributeName)

Returns the value of the given model object's attribute identified by the given attribute name.

Parameters:

modelObject - a model object corresponding to this model type

attributeName - the name of the attribute

Returns:

the value of the given model object's attribute identified by the given attribute name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the model object does not fit this model type, has no attribute by the given name or that attribute is not accessible for any reason

See Also:

IModelTypeAttribute.getValue(IModelObject)

setAttributeValue

void setAttributeValue(IModelObject modelObject,
                       String attributeName,
                       Object value)

Sets the given model object's attribute identified by the given name to the given value. This only works for attributes of type IModelTypeAttribute.AttributeType.CHANGEABLE.

Parameters:

modelObject - a model object corresponding to this model type

value - an object of the datatype for the IModelTypeAttribute by the given name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the model object does not fit this model type, has no changeable attribute by the given name or that attribute is not accessible for any reason or the value does not fit the attribute's datatype.

See Also:

IModelTypeAttribute.setValue(IModelObject, Object)

getAssociation

IModelTypeAssociation getAssociation(String name)
                                     throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns the association with the given name declared in this type or one of it's super types.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if no association with the given name exists.