com.metaboss.sdlctools.models.metabossmodel.datadictionarymodel
Interface PropertyDescriptorMayHaveSubPropertyDescriptors

All Superinterfaces:

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

public interface PropertyDescriptorMayHaveSubPropertyDescriptors

extends javax.jmi.reflect.RefAssociation

PropertyDescriptorMayHaveSubPropertyDescriptors association proxy interface.

Method Summary

boolean	add(PropertyDescriptor parentDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor subPropertyDescriptors) Creates a link between the pair of instance objects in the associations link set.
boolean	exists(PropertyDescriptor parentDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor subPropertyDescriptors) Queries whether a link currently exists between a given pair of instance objects in the associations link set.
PropertyDescriptor	getParentDescriptor(PropertyDescriptor subPropertyDescriptors) Queries the instance object that is related to a particular instance object by a link in the current associations link set.
java.util.Collection	getSubPropertyDescriptors(PropertyDescriptor parentDescriptor) Queries the instance objects that are related to a particular instance object by a link in the current associations link set.
boolean	remove(PropertyDescriptor parentDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor subPropertyDescriptors) 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(PropertyDescriptor parentDescriptor,
                      PropertyDescriptor subPropertyDescriptors)

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

Parameters:

parentDescriptor - Value of the first association end.

subPropertyDescriptors - Value of the second association end.

Returns:

Returns true if the queried link exists.

getParentDescriptor

public PropertyDescriptor getParentDescriptor(PropertyDescriptor subPropertyDescriptors)

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

Parameters:

subPropertyDescriptors - Required value of the second association end.

Returns:

Related object or null if none exists.

getSubPropertyDescriptors

public java.util.Collection getSubPropertyDescriptors(PropertyDescriptor parentDescriptor)

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

Parameters:

parentDescriptor - Required value of the first association end.

Returns:

Collection of related objects.

add

public boolean add(PropertyDescriptor parentDescriptor,
                   PropertyDescriptor subPropertyDescriptors)

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

Parameters:

parentDescriptor - Value of the first association end.

subPropertyDescriptors - Value of the second association end.

remove

public boolean remove(PropertyDescriptor parentDescriptor,
                      PropertyDescriptor subPropertyDescriptors)

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

Parameters:

parentDescriptor - Value of the first association end.

subPropertyDescriptors - Value of the second association end.