org.faktorips.runtime.model.type

Class PolicyAssociation

java.lang.Object

org.faktorips.runtime.model.type.ModelElement

org.faktorips.runtime.model.type.TypePart

org.faktorips.runtime.model.type.Association

org.faktorips.runtime.model.type.PolicyAssociation

All Implemented Interfaces:

IModelElement, IModelTypeAssociation

public class PolicyAssociation
extends Association

An association between two PolicyCmptTypes.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.faktorips.runtime.modeltype.IModelTypeAssociation

IModelTypeAssociation.AssociationType

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PolicyAssociation(Type type, Method getterMethod)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PolicyAssociation	createOverwritingAssociationFor(Type subType)
ProductCmptType	getMatchingAssociationSourceType() Returns the ProductCmptType identified by Association.getMatchingAssociationSource()
PolicyCmptType	getModelType() Deprecated. Use getType()
PolicyCmptType	getTarget() Returns the target Type of this association.
List<IModelObject>	getTargetObjects(IModelObject source) Returns a list of the target(s) of the given model object's association identified by this model type association.
PolicyCmptType	getType() Returns the PolicyCmptType this association belongs to.

Methods inherited from class org.faktorips.runtime.model.type.Association

getAssociationKind, getAssociationType, getGetterMethod, getInverseAssociation, getLabelForPlural, getMatchingAssociation, getMatchingAssociationName, getMatchingAssociationSource, getMaxCardinality, getMinCardinality, getNamePlural, getUsedName, isDerivedUnion, isMatchingAssociationPresent, isProductRelevant, isSubsetOfADerivedUnion, toString

Methods inherited from class org.faktorips.runtime.model.type.TypePart

getMessageHelper, getMessageKey, getTypeName

Methods inherited from class org.faktorips.runtime.model.type.ModelElement

createMessageHelper, getDescription, getDocumentation, getExtensionPropertyIds, getExtensionPropertyValue, getLabel, getName, getRelevantProductObject, invokeField, invokeMethod

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

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

getDescription, getExtensionPropertyIds, getExtensionPropertyValue, getLabel, getName

Constructor Detail

PolicyAssociation

public PolicyAssociation(Type type,
                 Method getterMethod)

Method Detail

getType

public PolicyCmptType getType()

Returns the PolicyCmptType this association belongs to.

Overrides:

getType in class TypePart

getModelType

@Deprecated
public PolicyCmptType getModelType()

Deprecated. Use getType()

Returns the model type this association belongs to.

Specified by:

getModelType in interface IModelTypeAssociation

Overrides:

getModelType in class TypePart

createOverwritingAssociationFor

public PolicyAssociation createOverwritingAssociationFor(Type subType)

Specified by:

createOverwritingAssociationFor in class Association

getMatchingAssociationSourceType

public ProductCmptType getMatchingAssociationSourceType()

Returns the ProductCmptType identified by Association.getMatchingAssociationSource()

Specified by:

getMatchingAssociationSourceType in interface IModelTypeAssociation

Overrides:

getMatchingAssociationSourceType in class Association

Returns:

The model type object of the matching association source

See Also:

Association.getMatchingAssociationSource()

getTarget

public PolicyCmptType getTarget()

Description copied from class: Association

Returns the target Type of this association.

Specified by:

getTarget in interface IModelTypeAssociation

Overrides:

getTarget in class Association

getTargetObjects

public List<IModelObject> getTargetObjects(IModelObject source)

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

Parameters:

source - a model object corresponding to the PolicyCmptType this association belongs to

Returns:

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

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the model object does not have an association fitting this model type association or that association is not accessible for any reason