org.modeldriven.fuml.xmi
Interface XmiReference

All Known Implementing Classes:

XmiExternalReferenceElement, XmiInternalReferenceElement, XmiMappedReference, XmiReferenceAttribute, XmiReferenceElement

public interface XmiReference

This interface is used to abstract away differences between the various types of XMI references allowed within the XMI format. XMI references are found in both XML attributes as well as XML elements in an XMI source. XMI ID's and XMI References. XMI id's are system generated identifiers (typically UUID's) resulting from the serialization of a model, typically a graph structure, as XML which is a strict hierarchy. They are found within the (XMI namespace) xmi:id attribute of many XML elements in a typical XMI formatted file. While the xmi:id attribute uniquely identifies a single entity within a model, the id may be used to refer to the entity from any number of other locations within XMI file. XMI references may be encoded as attributes or elements and may be encoded in several ways. In addition, multiple references may be found with the same XMI attribute or element, referring to any number of other entities within the file. Internal and External References Internal XMI references are those that target model entities within the same XMI source where the reference is found. For instance for an internal reference '123' to be valid, some element within the same file must have an xmi:id attribute equal to '123'. External XMI references target model entities from an XMI source outside the source where the reference is found. External references are encoded differently than internal references and are only found as XML elements.

Author:

Scott Cinnamond

Method Summary

Classifier	getClassifier()
int	getColumnNumber()
int	getLineNumber()
String	getLocalName()
int	getReferenceCount()
Iterator<String>	getXmiIds()
XmiNode	getXmiNode()

Method Detail

getLocalName

String getLocalName()

getLineNumber

int getLineNumber()

getColumnNumber

int getColumnNumber()

getReferenceCount

int getReferenceCount()

getXmiIds

Iterator<String> getXmiIds()

getXmiNode

XmiNode getXmiNode()

getClassifier

Classifier getClassifier()