org.eclipse.uml2.uml
Interface Lifeline

All Superinterfaces:

Element, org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EModelElement, org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject, NamedElement, org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Notifier

public interface Lifeline
extends NamedElement

A representation of the model object 'Lifeline'. A lifeline represents an individual participant in the interaction. While parts and structural features may have multiplicity greater than 1, lifelines represent only one interacting entity.

The following features are supported:

• Represents
• Interaction
• Selector
• Decomposed As
• Covered By

See Also:

UMLPackage.getLifeline()

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.uml.NamedElement

SEPARATOR

Method Summary

ValueSpecification	createSelector(java.lang.String name, Type type, org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass eClass) Creates a new ValueSpecification, with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', and sets the 'Selector' containment reference
InteractionFragment	getCoveredBy(java.lang.String name) Retrieves the first InteractionFragment with the specified 'Name' from the 'Covered By' reference list
InteractionFragment	getCoveredBy(java.lang.String name, boolean ignoreCase, org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass eClass) Retrieves the first InteractionFragment with the specified 'Name' from the 'Covered By' reference list
org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList<InteractionFragment>	getCoveredBys() Returns the value of the 'Covered By' reference list.
PartDecomposition	getDecomposedAs() Returns the value of the 'Decomposed As' reference
Interaction	getInteraction() Returns the value of the 'Interaction' container reference.
ConnectableElement	getRepresents() Returns the value of the 'Represents' reference
ValueSpecification	getSelector() Returns the value of the 'Selector' containment reference.
void	setDecomposedAs(PartDecomposition value) Sets the value of the 'Decomposed As' reference
void	setInteraction(Interaction value) Sets the value of the 'Interaction' container reference
void	setRepresents(ConnectableElement value) Sets the value of the 'Represents' reference
void	setSelector(ValueSpecification value) Sets the value of the 'Selector' containment reference
boolean	validateInteractionUsesShareLifeline(org.eclipse.emf.common.util.DiagnosticChain diagnostics, java.util.Map<java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object> context) If two (or more) InteractionUses within one Interaction, refer to Interactions with 'common Lifelines,' those Lifelines must also appear in the Interaction with the InteractionUses.
boolean	validateSameClassifier(org.eclipse.emf.common.util.DiagnosticChain diagnostics, java.util.Map<java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object> context) The classifier containing the referenced ConnectableElement must be the same classifier, or an ancestor, of the classifier that contains the interaction enclosing this lifeline.
boolean	validateSelectorSpecified(org.eclipse.emf.common.util.DiagnosticChain diagnostics, java.util.Map<java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object> context) The selector for a Lifeline must only be specified if the referenced Part is multivalued.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.uml.NamedElement

allNamespaces, allOwningPackages, createDependency, createNameExpression, createUsage, getClientDependencies, getClientDependency, getClientDependency, getLabel, getLabel, getName, getNameExpression, getNamespace, getQualifiedName, getVisibility, isDistinguishableFrom, isSetName, isSetVisibility, separator, setName, setNameExpression, setVisibility, unsetName, unsetVisibility, validateHasNoQualifiedName, validateHasQualifiedName, validateVisibilityNeedsOwnership

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Element

addKeyword, allOwnedElements, applyStereotype, createEAnnotation, createOwnedComment, destroy, getApplicableStereotype, getApplicableStereotypes, getAppliedStereotype, getAppliedStereotypes, getAppliedSubstereotype, getAppliedSubstereotypes, getKeywords, getModel, getNearestPackage, getOwnedComments, getOwnedElements, getOwner, getRelationships, getRelationships, getRequiredStereotype, getRequiredStereotypes, getSourceDirectedRelationships, getSourceDirectedRelationships, getStereotypeApplication, getStereotypeApplications, getTargetDirectedRelationships, getTargetDirectedRelationships, getValue, hasKeyword, hasValue, isStereotypeApplicable, isStereotypeApplied, isStereotypeRequired, mustBeOwned, removeKeyword, setValue, unapplyStereotype, 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, eInvoke, eIsProxy, eIsSet, eResource, eSet, eUnset

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Notifier

eAdapters, eDeliver, eNotify, eSetDeliver

Method Detail

getRepresents

ConnectableElement getRepresents()

Returns the value of the 'Represents' reference. References the ConnectableElement within the classifier that contains the enclosing interaction.

Returns:

the value of the 'Represents' reference.

See Also:

setRepresents(ConnectableElement), UMLPackage.getLifeline_Represents()

setRepresents

void setRepresents(ConnectableElement value)

Sets the value of the 'Represents' reference.

Parameters:

value - the new value of the 'Represents' reference.

See Also:

getRepresents()

getInteraction

Interaction getInteraction()

Returns the value of the 'Interaction' container reference. It is bidirectional and its opposite is 'Lifeline'.

This feature subsets the following features:

• 'Namespace'

References the Interaction enclosing this Lifeline.

Returns:

the value of the 'Interaction' container reference.

See Also:

setInteraction(Interaction), UMLPackage.getLifeline_Interaction(), Interaction.getLifelines()

setInteraction

void setInteraction(Interaction value)

Sets the value of the 'Interaction' container reference.

Parameters:

value - the new value of the 'Interaction' container reference.

See Also:

getInteraction()

getSelector

ValueSpecification getSelector()

Returns the value of the 'Selector' containment reference.

This feature subsets the following features:

• 'Owned Element'

If the referenced ConnectableElement is multivalued, then this specifies the specific individual part within that set.

Returns:

the value of the 'Selector' containment reference.

See Also:

setSelector(ValueSpecification), UMLPackage.getLifeline_Selector()

setSelector

void setSelector(ValueSpecification value)

Sets the value of the 'Selector' containment reference.

Parameters:

value - the new value of the 'Selector' containment reference.

See Also:

getSelector()

createSelector

ValueSpecification createSelector(java.lang.String name,
                                  Type type,
                                  org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass eClass)

Creates a new ValueSpecification, with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', and sets the 'Selector' containment reference.

Parameters:

name - The 'Name' for the new ValueSpecification, or null.

type - The 'Type' for the new ValueSpecification, or null.

eClass - The Ecore class of the ValueSpecification to create.

Returns:

The new ValueSpecification.

See Also:

getSelector()

getDecomposedAs

PartDecomposition getDecomposedAs()

Returns the value of the 'Decomposed As' reference. References the Interaction that represents the decomposition.

Returns:

the value of the 'Decomposed As' reference.

See Also:

setDecomposedAs(PartDecomposition), UMLPackage.getLifeline_DecomposedAs()

setDecomposedAs

void setDecomposedAs(PartDecomposition value)

Sets the value of the 'Decomposed As' reference.

Parameters:

value - the new value of the 'Decomposed As' reference.

See Also:

getDecomposedAs()

getCoveredBys

org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList<InteractionFragment> getCoveredBys()

Returns the value of the 'Covered By' reference list. The list contents are of type InteractionFragment. It is bidirectional and its opposite is 'Covered'. References the InteractionFragments in which this Lifeline takes part.

Returns:

the value of the 'Covered By' reference list.

See Also:

UMLPackage.getLifeline_CoveredBy(), InteractionFragment.getCovereds()

getCoveredBy

InteractionFragment getCoveredBy(java.lang.String name)

Retrieves the first InteractionFragment with the specified 'Name' from the 'Covered By' reference list.

Parameters:

name - The 'Name' of the InteractionFragment to retrieve, or null.

Returns:

The first InteractionFragment with the specified 'Name', or null.

See Also:

getCoveredBys()

getCoveredBy

InteractionFragment getCoveredBy(java.lang.String name,
                                 boolean ignoreCase,
                                 org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass eClass)

Retrieves the first InteractionFragment with the specified 'Name' from the 'Covered By' reference list.

Parameters:

name - The 'Name' of the InteractionFragment to retrieve, or null.

ignoreCase - Whether to ignore case in String comparisons.

eClass - The Ecore class of the InteractionFragment to retrieve, or null.

Returns:

The first InteractionFragment with the specified 'Name', or null.

See Also:

getCoveredBys()

validateInteractionUsesShareLifeline

boolean validateInteractionUsesShareLifeline(org.eclipse.emf.common.util.DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                                             java.util.Map<java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object> context)

If two (or more) InteractionUses within one Interaction, refer to Interactions with 'common Lifelines,' those Lifelines must also appear in the Interaction with the InteractionUses. By common Lifelines we mean Lifelines with the same selector and represents associations. true

Parameters:

diagnostics - The chain of diagnostics to which problems are to be appended.

context - The cache of context-specific information.

validateSelectorSpecified

boolean validateSelectorSpecified(org.eclipse.emf.common.util.DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                                  java.util.Map<java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object> context)

The selector for a Lifeline must only be specified if the referenced Part is multivalued. (self.selector->isEmpty() implies not self.represents.isMultivalued()) or (not self.selector->isEmpty() implies self.represents.isMultivalued())

Parameters:

diagnostics - The chain of diagnostics to which problems are to be appended.

context - The cache of context-specific information.

validateSameClassifier

boolean validateSameClassifier(org.eclipse.emf.common.util.DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                               java.util.Map<java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object> context)

The classifier containing the referenced ConnectableElement must be the same classifier, or an ancestor, of the classifier that contains the interaction enclosing this lifeline. if (represents->notEmpty()) then (if selector->notEmpty() then represents.isMultivalued() else not represents.isMultivalued())

Parameters:

diagnostics - The chain of diagnostics to which problems are to be appended.

context - The cache of context-specific information.