arom.kr.model
Interface Structure

All Superinterfaces:

AMEntity, helix.util.beans.CompoundPropertySet, DocumentableObject, Extension, InstanceSet, InstanciationControlableObject, Intention, Membership, NamedEntity, NameSpace, helix.util.beans.PropertySet, SpecializableEntity

All Known Subinterfaces:

AMAssociation, AMClass

public interface Structure

extends SpecializableEntity, Extension, Intention, InstanciationControlableObject

A Structure describes the properties of the collection of instances associated to it. The description of the instances is handled by the StructureIntention object. The StructureIntention describes the slots which are common to all instances attached to this structure. This description provides the conditions an instance must compel to in order to be attached to this structure.

A structure also acts as an StructureExtension : a set of instances attached to the structure. The relation between an instance and the structure to which this instance is attached is different from the container relation : the instances attached to the structure are not parts of the structure composition and the set of instances is not considered as a composite property of the Structure object.

Structure's are organized hierarchically in the knownledge base by the specialization relation.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface arom.kr.model.SpecializableEntity

PARENT, SPECIALIZATIONS

Fields inherited from interface arom.kr.model.NamedEntity

NAME

Fields inherited from interface arom.kr.model.InstanceSet

INSTANCES

Fields inherited from interface arom.kr.model.Intention

SLOTS, VARIABLES

Method Summary

Structure	getGeneralization() Returns the structure this structure specialize.
void	setGeneralization(Structure generalization) Sets the generalization of this structure.

Methods inherited from interface arom.kr.model.SpecializableEntity

addSpecialization, isGeneralizationOf, isSpecializationOf, lookupEntityExtended, removeSpecialization, specializations

Methods inherited from interface arom.kr.model.NameSpace

isValidName, lookupEntity, resolveQualifiedName

Methods inherited from interface arom.kr.model.NamedEntity

getFQName, getName, getNameSpace, setName

Methods inherited from interface arom.kr.model.AMEntity

addEntityListener, delete, getContainer, getIdentifier, removeEntityListener, verify

Methods inherited from interface arom.kr.model.DocumentableObject

applyDocumentationModifier, cancelDocumentationModifier, documentationModifiers, getDocumentation, lookupDocumentationModifier

Methods inherited from interface helix.util.beans.PropertySet

addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener

Methods inherited from interface helix.util.beans.CompoundPropertySet

addCompositionChangeListener, addCompositionChangeListener, addVetoableCompositionChangeListener, addVetoableCompositionChangeListener, removeCompositionChangeListener, removeCompositionChangeListener, removeVetoableCompositionChangeListener, removeVetoableCompositionChangeListener

Methods inherited from interface arom.kr.model.Extension

properContains, properInstances, properSize

Methods inherited from interface arom.kr.model.InstanceSet

addInstance, addInstance, contains, getDelegate, instances, removeInstance, setDelegate, size

Methods inherited from interface arom.kr.model.Intention

createSlot, createVariable, lookupSlot, lookupVariable, removeSlot, removeVariable, slotCount, slotCount, slots, slots, variableCount, variables

Methods inherited from interface arom.kr.model.Membership

checkMembership

Methods inherited from interface arom.kr.model.InstanciationControlableObject

applyICModifier, cancelICModifier, getInstanciationControls, instanciationControlsModifiers, lookupICModifier

Method Detail

setGeneralization

public void setGeneralization(Structure generalization)
                       throws InvalidSpecializationException

Sets the generalization of this structure. If the operation complete, this structure become the sub-structure of the specified structure. The specified super-structure can be null.

If the specified super-structure is already the super-structure of this structure, no action is performed.

Throws:

InvalidSpecializationException - if the specialization is invalid.

getGeneralization

public Structure getGeneralization()

Returns the structure this structure specialize. Generalization is the inverse relation of the specialization.

This method returns null if this structure has no super-structure.

Returns:

the structrure this structure specialize or null if this structure has no super-structure.