org.omg.uml.behavioralelements.commonbehavior
Interface AResidentNodeInstance

All Superinterfaces:

javax.jmi.reflect.RefAssociation, javax.jmi.reflect.RefBaseObject

public interface AResidentNodeInstance

extends javax.jmi.reflect.RefAssociation

A_resident_nodeInstance association proxy interface.

Method Summary

boolean	add(ComponentInstance resident, NodeInstance nodeInstance) Creates a link between the pair of instance objects in the associations link set.
boolean	exists(ComponentInstance resident, NodeInstance nodeInstance) Queries whether a link currently exists between a given pair of instance objects in the associations link set.
NodeInstance	getNodeInstance(ComponentInstance resident) Queries the instance object that is related to a particular instance object by a link in the current associations link set.
Collection	getResident(NodeInstance nodeInstance) Queries the instance objects that are related to a particular instance object by a link in the current associations link set.
boolean	remove(ComponentInstance resident, NodeInstance nodeInstance) Removes a link between a pair of instance objects in the current associations link set.

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefAssociation

refAddLink, refAllLinks, refLinkExists, refQuery, refQuery, refRemoveLink

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefBaseObject

equals, hashCode, refImmediatePackage, refMetaObject, refMofId, refOutermostPackage, refVerifyConstraints

Method Detail

exists

public boolean exists(ComponentInstance resident,
                      NodeInstance nodeInstance)

Queries whether a link currently exists between a given pair of instance objects in the associations link set.

Parameters:

resident - Value of the first association end.

nodeInstance - Value of the second association end.

Returns:

Returns true if the queried link exists.

getResident

public Collection getResident(NodeInstance nodeInstance)

Queries the instance objects that are related to a particular instance object by a link in the current associations link set.

Returns:

Collection of related objects.

getNodeInstance

public NodeInstance getNodeInstance(ComponentInstance resident)

Queries the instance object that is related to a particular instance object by a link in the current associations link set.

Returns:

Related object or null if none exists.

add

public boolean add(ComponentInstance resident,
                   NodeInstance nodeInstance)

Creates a link between the pair of instance objects in the associations link set.

Parameters:

resident - Value of the first association end.

nodeInstance - Value of the second association end.

remove

public boolean remove(ComponentInstance resident,
                      NodeInstance nodeInstance)

Removes a link between a pair of instance objects in the current associations link set.

Parameters:

resident - Value of the first association end.

nodeInstance - Value of the second association end.