EClassifier


1   /**
2    * <copyright>
3    *
4    * Copyright (c) 2002-2004 IBM Corporation and others.
5    * All rights reserved.   This program and the accompanying materials
6    * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
7    * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
8    * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
9    * 
10   * Contributors: 
11   *   IBM - Initial API and implementation
12   *
13   * </copyright>
14   *
15   * $Id: EClassifier.java,v 1.4 2005/06/22 20:00:41 davidms Exp $
16   */
17  package org.eclipse.emf.ecore;
18  
19  
20  
21  /**
22   * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
23   * A representation of the model object '<em><b>EClassifier</b></em>'.
24   * <!-- end-user-doc -->
25   *
26   * <p>
27   * The following features are supported:
28   * <ul>
29   *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClassifier#getInstanceClassName <em>Instance Class Name</em>}</li>
30   *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClassifier#getInstanceClass <em>Instance Class</em>}</li>
31   *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClassifier#getDefaultValue <em>Default Value</em>}</li>
32   *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClassifier#getEPackage <em>EPackage</em>}</li>
33   * </ul>
34   * </p>
35   *
36   * @see org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EcorePackage#getEClassifier()
37   * @model abstract="true"
38   * @generated
39   */
40  public interface EClassifier extends ENamedElement
41  {
42    /**
43     * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Instance Class Name</b></em>' attribute.
44     * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
45     * <p>
46     * It represents the name of the Java instance class that this meta object represents.
47     * </p>
48     * @see #getInstanceClass()
49     * @ignore
50     * <!-- end-user-doc -->
51     * @return the value of the '<em>Instance Class Name</em>' attribute.
52     * @see #setInstanceClassName(String)
53     * @see org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EcorePackage#getEClassifier_InstanceClassName()
54     * @model
55     * @generated
56     */
57    String   getInstanceClassName();
58  
59    /**
60     * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClassifier#getInstanceClassName <em>Instance Class Name</em>}' attribute.
61     * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
62     * <!-- end-user-doc -->
63     * @param value the new value of the '<em>Instance Class Name</em>' attribute.
64     * @see #getInstanceClassName()
65     * @generated
66     */
67    void setInstanceClassName(String   value);
68  
69    /**
70     * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Instance Class</b></em>' attribute.
71     * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
72     * <p>
73     * It represents the actual Java instance class that this meta object represents.
74     * </p>
75     * @see #setInstanceClass(Class)
76     * @ignore
77     * <!-- end-user-doc -->
78     * @return the value of the '<em>Instance Class</em>' attribute.
79     * @see org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EcorePackage#getEClassifier_InstanceClass()
80     * @model transient="true" changeable="false" volatile="true"
81     * @generated
82     */
83    Class   getInstanceClass();
84  
85    /**
86     * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClassifier#getInstanceClass <em>Instance Class</em>}' attribute.
87     * @param value the new value of the '<em>Instance Class</em>' attribute.
88     * @see #getInstanceClass()
89     */
90    void setInstanceClass(Class   value);
91  
92    /**
93     * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Default Value</b></em>' attribute.
94     * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
95     * <p>
96     * The default value for the type, in the Java sense.
97     * For primitive types, it will be the Java primitive default wrapped appropriately.
98     * For {@link EEnum enums}, it will be the first enumerator.
99     * And for all other types derived from <code>java.lang.Object</code>, it will be null.
100    * </p>
101    * <!-- end-user-doc -->
102    * @return the value of the '<em>Default Value</em>' attribute.
103    * @see org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EcorePackage#getEClassifier_DefaultValue()
104    * @model transient="true" changeable="false" volatile="true"
105    * @generated
106    */
107   Object   getDefaultValue();
108 
109   /**
110    * Returns the value of the '<em><b>EPackage</b></em>' container reference.
111    * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EPackage#getEClassifiers <em>EClassifiers</em>}'.
112    * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
113    * <!-- end-user-doc -->
114    * @return the value of the '<em>EPackage</em>' container reference.
115    * @see org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EcorePackage#getEClassifier_EPackage()
116    * @see org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EPackage#getEClassifiers
117    * @model opposite="eClassifiers" changeable="false"
118    * @generated
119    */
120   EPackage getEPackage();
121 
122   /**
123    * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
124    * Returns whether the object is an instance of this classifier.
125    * @param object the object in question.
126    * @return whether the object is an instance.
127    * @see Class#isInstance
128    * @ignore
129    * <!-- end-user-doc -->
130    * @model
131    * @generated
132    */
133   boolean isInstance(Object   object);
134 
135   /**
136    * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
137    * Returns the ID relative to the {@link #getEPackage containing} package.
138    * @return  the relative ID.
139    * <!-- end-user-doc -->
140    * @model kind="operation"
141    * @generated
142    */
143   int getClassifierID();
144 
145 }
146
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