ModelElement (Tentackle Data Model 2.2.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

Attribute, Entity, Index, Relation

All Known Implementing Classes:

AttributeImpl, EntityImpl, IndexImpl, RelationImpl
```
public interface ModelElement
```
Element as part of the model.

Author:

harald

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Gets the name of the element.
`int`	`getOrdinal()`	Gets the ordinal along the inheritance path.
`ModelElement`	`getParent()`	Gets the parent element.
`SourceInfo`	`getSourceInfo()`	Gets the information about the source where this element is defined.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Gets the name of the element.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name
  - getOrdinal
```
int getOrdinal()
```
    Gets the ordinal along the inheritance path.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ordinal, starting at 0
  - getSourceInfo
```
SourceInfo getSourceInfo()
```
    Gets the information about the source where this element is defined.
    
    Returns:
    
    the source info
  - getParent
```
ModelElement getParent()
```
    Gets the parent element.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent, null if none