edu.ksu.cis.cadena.core.specification.style
Interface ComponentMetaKind

All Superinterfaces:

BaseKind, CalmObject, MetaKind, PropertyTypeContainer

public interface ComponentMetaKind
extends MetaKind

A representation of the model object 'Component Meta Kind'.

The following features are supported:

• Parent
• Port Specs

See Also:

StylePackage.getComponentMetaKind()

Method Summary

java.util.List<PortSpec>	getAllPortSpecs(boolean base) Returns all of the port specs for this component and it's parents.
ComponentMetaKind	getParent() Returns the value of the 'Parent' reference.
EList	getPortSpecs() Returns the value of the 'Port Specs' containment reference list.
java.util.List<PortSpec>	getTypedPortSpecs() Convenience method that casts the return value of getPortSpecs() into a typed List.
void	setParent(ComponentMetaKind value) Sets the value of the 'Parent' reference.

Methods inherited from interface edu.ksu.cis.cadena.core.specification.style.MetaKind

getExposed, setExposed

Methods inherited from interface edu.ksu.cis.cadena.core.specification.style.BaseKind

getAllParentMetaKinds, getName, getParentMetaKind, isAMetaKind, setName, setParentMetaKind

Methods inherited from interface edu.ksu.cis.cadena.core.specification.base.CalmObject

addBackReference, getBackReferences, getDeleted, getTrashCan, getUuid, removeBackReference

Methods inherited from interface edu.ksu.cis.cadena.core.specification.property.PropertyTypeContainer

getAllPropertyDeclarations, getPropertyTypes, getTypedPropertyTypes

Method Detail

getParent

ComponentMetaKind getParent()

Returns the value of the 'Parent' reference.

Returns:

the value of the 'Parent' reference.

See Also:

setParent(ComponentMetaKind), StylePackage.getComponentMetaKind_Parent()

setParent

void setParent(ComponentMetaKind value)

Sets the value of the 'Parent' reference.

Parameters:

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

See Also:

getParent()

getPortSpecs

EList getPortSpecs()

Returns the value of the 'Port Specs' containment reference list. The list contents are of type PortSpec.

Returns:

the value of the 'Port Specs' containment reference list.

See Also:

StylePackage.getComponentMetaKind_PortSpecs()

getTypedPortSpecs

java.util.List<PortSpec> getTypedPortSpecs()

Convenience method that casts the return value of getPortSpecs() into a typed List.

Returns:

The typed list

See Also:

getPortSpecs()

getAllPortSpecs

java.util.List<PortSpec> getAllPortSpecs(boolean base)

Returns all of the port specs for this component and it's parents. If a child PortSpec overrides a parent PortSpec, only the parent PortSpec will be included in the list.

Parameters:

base - If true, only port specs which have no parent will be included in the return value. Otherwise, only the most specialized version of each port spec will be included in the list.

Returns:

The list of PortSpecs that were found