org.eclipse.uml2
Interface InformationItem

All Superinterfaces:
Classifier, Element, EModelElement, EObject, NamedElement, Namespace, Notifier, PackageableElement, ParameterableElement, RedefinableElement, TemplateableElement, Type

public interface InformationItem
extends Classifier

A representation of the model object 'Information Item'. An information Item is an abstraction of all kinds of information that can be exchanged between objects. It is a kind of classifier intended for representing information at a very abstract way, which is cannot be instanciated. One purpose of Information Items is to be able to define preliminary models, before having taken detailed modeling decisions on types or stuctures. One other purpose of information items and information flows is to abstract complex models by a less precise but more general representation of the information exchanged betwen entities of a system.

The following features are supported:

See Also:
UML2Package.getInformationItem()

Field Summary
static String copyright
           
 
Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.NamedElement
SEPARATOR
 
Method Summary
 Classifier getRepresented(String unqualifiedName)
          Retrieves the Classifier with the specified name from the 'Represented' reference list
 EList getRepresenteds()
          Returns the value of the 'Represented' reference list.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.Classifier
allFeatures, allParents, conformsTo, createGeneralization, createGeneralization, createOccurrence, createOwnedUseCase, createSubstitution, general, getAttribute, getAttributes, getClientDependencies, getFeature, getFeatures, getGeneral, getGeneralizations, getGenerals, getInheritedMember, getInheritedMembers, getMembers, getOccurrence, getOccurrences, getOwnedElements, getOwnedMembers, getOwnedUseCase, getOwnedUseCases, getPowertypeExtent, getPowertypeExtents, getRedefinedClassifier, getRedefinedClassifiers, getRedefinedElements, getRepresentation, getSubstitution, getSubstitutions, getUseCase, getUseCases, getUsedInterfaces, hasVisibilityOf, inherit, inheritableMembers, inheritedMember, isAbstract, maySpecializeType, parents, setIsAbstract, setRepresentation, validateGeneralEqualsParents, validateInheritedMember, validateNoCyclesInGeneralization, validateSpecializeType
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.Namespace
createElementImport, createOwnedRule, createPackageImport, excludeCollisions, getElementImports, getImportedMember, getImportedMembers, getImportedPackages, getMember, getNamesOfMember, getOwnedRule, getOwnedRules, getPackageImports, importedMember, importElement, importMembers, importPackage, membersAreDistinguishable, validateImportedMemberDerived, validateMembersAreDistinguishable
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.NamedElement
allNamespaces, createNameExpression, getClientDependency, getName, getNameExpression, getNamespace, getOwner, getQualifiedName, getVisibility, isDistinguishableFrom, qualifiedName, separator, setName, setNameExpression, setVisibility, validateNoName, validateQualifiedName, validateVisibilityNeedsOwnership
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.TemplateableElement
createOwnedTemplateSignature, createTemplateBinding, getOwnedTemplateSignature, getTemplateBindings, parameterableElements, setOwnedTemplateSignature
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.Element
addKeyword, allOwnedElements, apply, createEAnnotation, createOwnedComment, destroy, getApplicableStereotype, getApplicableStereotypes, getAppliedStereotype, getAppliedStereotypes, getAppliedVersion, getKeywords, getModel, getNearestPackage, getOwnedComments, getValue, hasKeyword, isApplied, isRequired, mustBeOwned, removeKeyword, setValue, unapply, validateHasOwner, validateNotOwnSelf
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EModelElement
getEAnnotation, getEAnnotations
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject
eAllContents, eClass, eContainer, eContainingFeature, eContainmentFeature, eContents, eCrossReferences, eGet, eGet, eIsProxy, eIsSet, eResource, eSet, eUnset
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Notifier
eAdapters, eDeliver, eNotify, eSetDeliver
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.Type
conformsTo, createAssociation, getNamespace, getPackage
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.PackageableElement
getPackageableElement_visibility, getVisibility, setPackageableElement_visibility, setVisibility
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.ParameterableElement
getOwner, getOwningParameter, getTemplateParameter, setOwningParameter, setTemplateParameter
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.RedefinableElement
getRedefinitionContext, getRedefinitionContexts, isConsistentWith, isLeaf, isRedefinitionContextValid, setIsLeaf, validateRedefinitionConsistent, validateRedefinitionContextValid
 

Field Detail

copyright

public static final String copyright

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Constant Field Values
Method Detail

getRepresenteds

public EList getRepresenteds()
Returns the value of the 'Represented' reference list. The list contents are of type Classifier.

If the meaning of the 'Represented' reference list isn't clear, there really should be more of a description here...

: Determines the classifiers that will specify the structure and nature of the information. An information item represents all its represented classifiers. Customer Company Employee product wage <> <>

Returns:
the value of the 'Represented' reference list.
See Also:
UML2Package.getInformationItem_Represented()

getRepresented

public Classifier getRepresented(String unqualifiedName)
Retrieves the Classifier with the specified name from the 'Represented' reference list.

Parameters:
unqualifiedName - The unqualified name of the Classifier to retrieve.
Returns:
The Classifier with the specified name, or null.
See Also:
getRepresenteds()

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