org.eclipse.uml2
Interface InformationFlow

All Superinterfaces:
DirectedRelationship, Element, EModelElement, EObject, NamedElement, Notifier, PackageableElement, ParameterableElement, Relationship, TemplateableElement

public interface InformationFlow
extends PackageableElement, DirectedRelationship

A representation of the model object 'Information Flow'. An Information Flow specifies that one or more information items circulate from its sources to its targets. Information flows require some kind of �information channel� for transmitting information items from the source to the destination. An information channel is repersented in various ways depending on the nature of its sources and targets. It may be represented by connectors, links, associations, or even dependencies. For example, if the source and destination are parts in some composite structure such as a collaboration, then the information channel is likely to be represented by a connector between them. Or, if the source and target are objects (which are a kind of InstanceSpecification), they may be represented by a link that joins the two, and so on.

The following features are supported:

See Also:
UML2Package.getInformationFlow()

Field Summary
static String copyright
           
 
Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.NamedElement
SEPARATOR
 
Method Summary
 Classifier getConveyed(String unqualifiedName)
          Retrieves the Classifier with the specified name from the 'Conveyed' reference list
 EList getConveyeds()
          Returns the value of the 'Conveyed' reference list.
 EList getRealizations()
          Returns the value of the 'Realization' reference list.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.PackageableElement
getPackageableElement_visibility, getVisibility, setPackageableElement_visibility, setVisibility
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.NamedElement
allNamespaces, createNameExpression, getClientDependencies, getClientDependency, getName, getNameExpression, getNamespace, getOwnedElements, getOwner, getQualifiedName, isDistinguishableFrom, qualifiedName, separator, setName, setNameExpression, 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.ParameterableElement
getOwner, getOwningParameter, getTemplateParameter, setOwningParameter, setTemplateParameter
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.DirectedRelationship
getRelatedElements, getSources, getTargets
 

Field Detail

copyright

public static final String copyright

See Also:
Constant Field Values
Method Detail

getRealizations

public EList getRealizations()
Returns the value of the 'Realization' reference list. The list contents are of type Relationship.

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

: Determines which Relationship will realize the specified flow

Returns:
the value of the 'Realization' reference list.
See Also:
UML2Package.getInformationFlow_Realization()

getConveyeds

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

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

: Specifies the information items that may circulate on this information flow.

Returns:
the value of the 'Conveyed' reference list.
See Also:
UML2Package.getInformationFlow_Conveyed()

getConveyed

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

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

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