net.sf.farrago.cwm.instance
Interface CwmInstance

All Superinterfaces:

CwmElement, CwmModelElement, RefBaseObject, RefFeatured, RefObject

All Known Subinterfaces:

CwmColumnValue, CwmDataValue, CwmObject, CwmRow

All Known Implementing Classes:

CwmColumnValue$Hib, CwmDataValue$Hib, CwmObject$Hib, CwmRow$Hib

public interface CwmInstance
extends CwmModelElement

Instance object instance interface. The instance construct defines an entity to which a set of operations can be applied and which has a state that stores the effects of the operations. In the metamodel Instance is connected to a Classifier that declares its structure and behavior. It has a set of attribute values matching the definition of its Classifier. The set of attribute values implements the current state of the Instance. Because Instance is an abstract class, all Instances are either Object or DataValue instances. The data content of an Instance comprises one value for each attribute in its full descriptor (and nothing more). The value must be consistent with the type of the attribute. An instance must obey any constraints on the full descriptor of the Classifier of which it is an instance (including both explicit constraints and built-in constraints such as multiplicity).

Note: This type should not be subclassed, implemented or directly instantiated by clients. It is generated from a MOF metamodel and implemented by Enki or MDR.

Method Summary

CwmClassifier	getClassifier() Returns the value of reference classifier.
void	setClassifier(CwmClassifier newValue) Sets the value of classifier reference.

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.farrago.cwm.core.CwmModelElement

getClientDependency, getConstraint, getImporter, getName, getNamespace, getVisibility, setName, setNamespace, setVisibility

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefObject

refClass, refDelete, refImmediateComposite, refIsInstanceOf, refOutermostComposite

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefFeatured

refGetValue, refGetValue, refInvokeOperation, refInvokeOperation, refSetValue, refSetValue

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefBaseObject

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

Method Detail

getClassifier

CwmClassifier getClassifier()

Returns the value of reference classifier.

Returns:

Value of reference classifier.

setClassifier

void setClassifier(CwmClassifier newValue)

Sets the value of classifier reference. See getClassifier() for description on the attribute.

Parameters:

newValue - New value to be set.