Package net.ssehub.easy.varModel.model

Class ContainableModelElement

java.lang.Object

net.ssehub.easy.varModel.model.ModelElement

net.ssehub.easy.varModel.model.ContainableModelElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

IDatatypeVisitable, IModelElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractVariable, AttributeAssignment, Comment, CompoundAccessStatement, Constraint, CustomDatatype, EvaluationBlock, OperationDefinition, ProjectInterface

public abstract class ContainableModelElement
extends ModelElement
implements IDatatypeVisitable

Represents the objects, a project can handle.

Author:

Marcel Lueder, Holger Eichelberger

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private IModelElement	parent

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	ContainableModelElement(java.lang.String name, IModelElement parent)	Constructor for containable model element.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	accept(IDatatypeVisitor visitor)	Accepts a specialized visitor for creating a textual representation of the identity of this type.
java.lang.String	getNameSpace()	Returns the namespace introduced by this model element.
IModelElement	getParent()	Returns the parent model element.
Project	getProject()	Returns the containing project.
java.lang.String	getQualifiedName()	Returns the qualified name of this element.
IModelElement	getTopLevelParent()	Returns the topLevel parent.
boolean	isTopLevel()	Method to check whether the parent is a topLevel-element.
void	setParent(IModelElement parent)	Changes the parent object.

Methods inherited from class net.ssehub.easy.varModel.model.ModelElement

findAttribute, getComment, getName, getUniqueName, isTransparent, propagateAttribute, setComment, setName, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface net.ssehub.easy.varModel.model.IModelElement

accept

Field Detail

parent

private IModelElement parent

Constructor Detail

ContainableModelElement

protected ContainableModelElement(java.lang.String name,
                                  IModelElement parent)

Constructor for containable model element.

Parameters:

name - Name of the containable model element

parent - the object, in which this specific one is embedded

Method Detail

getParent

public final IModelElement getParent()

Description copied from interface: IModelElement

Returns the parent model element.

Specified by:

getParent in interface IModelElement

Overrides:

getParent in class ModelElement

Returns:

the parent model element (may be null)

getTopLevelParent

public final IModelElement getTopLevelParent()

Returns the topLevel parent.

Returns:

should be the project

getProject

public final Project getProject()

Returns the containing project.

Returns:

the contaning project (may be null if there is none)

isTopLevel

public final boolean isTopLevel()

Method to check whether the parent is a topLevel-element.

Returns:

true, if the parent is the project, otherwise false

getNameSpace

public java.lang.String getNameSpace()

Description copied from interface: IModelElement

Returns the namespace introduced by this model element.

Specified by:

getNameSpace in interface IModelElement

Overrides:

getNameSpace in class ModelElement

Returns:

the namespace introduced by this model element.

getQualifiedName

public java.lang.String getQualifiedName()

Description copied from interface: IModelElement

Returns the qualified name of this element.

Specified by:

getQualifiedName in interface IModelElement

Overrides:

getQualifiedName in class ModelElement

Returns:

the qualified name

setParent

public final void setParent(IModelElement parent)

Changes the parent object. Note, that this operation is necessary (although not intended) to resolve some of the cycles in creating compounds or temporary variables.

Parameters:

parent - the parent element

accept

public void accept(IDatatypeVisitor visitor)

Description copied from interface: IDatatypeVisitable

Accepts a specialized visitor for creating a textual representation of the identity of this type.

Specified by:

accept in interface IDatatypeVisitable

Parameters:

visitor - the visitor to accept