arom.kr.model
Interface AMClass

All Superinterfaces:

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

public interface AMClass

extends Structure, ClassIntention, ClassExtension

An AMClass object is the Java representation of an AROM class. An AROM class represents a set of objects sharing common properties. An AROM class is caracterized by it's intention (ClassIntention) and it's extention (Extension) and acts as an object factory.

See Also:

Structure, ClassIntention, ClassExtension, AMObject

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

Iterator	allAssociations() Return an Iterator over all the AMAssociations which defines a role typed by this AMClass or one of its super-classes.
Iterator	associations() Return an Iterator over all the AMAssociations which defines a role typed by this AMClass.
AMObject	createObject() Creates an AROM object instance of this AROM class.
AMObject	createObject(String name) Creates an AROM object instance of this AROM class.

Methods inherited from interface arom.kr.model.Structure

getGeneralization, setGeneralization

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

Methods inherited from interface arom.kr.model.ClassExtension

lookupObject, lookupProperObject

Method Detail

createObject

public AMObject createObject()
                      throws EntityCreationException

Creates an AROM object instance of this AROM class. The name of the instance is automatically generated.

Returns:

the created AROM object.

Throws:

EntityCreationException - if the creation process fails.

createObject

public AMObject createObject(String name)
                      throws EntityCreationException

Creates an AROM object instance of this AROM class. The name of the instance is the supplied name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the object to create.

Returns:

the created object.

Throws:

EntityCreationException - if the creation process fails. This may occur if the supplied name is already affected and cannot be reused.

associations

public Iterator associations()

Return an Iterator over all the AMAssociations which defines a role typed by this AMClass.

Returns:

an Iterator over association which defines a role typed by this class.

allAssociations

public Iterator allAssociations()

Return an Iterator over all the AMAssociations which defines a role typed by this AMClass or one of its super-classes. In other words, all associations which accept an AMObject of this class as role value.

Returns:

an Iterator over association which defines a role typed by this class ot one of its super-classes.