Association

All Superinterfaces:

Classifier, Comparable<Object>, Element, EModelElement, EObject, MDWEObject, MDWObject, NamedElement, Namespace, Notifier, PackageableElement, ParameterableElement, RedefinableElement, Relationship, TemplateableElement, Type

All Known Subinterfaces:

AssociationClass, CommunicationPath, Extension
```
public interface Association
extends Classifier, Relationship
```
A representation of the model object 'Association'. An association describes a set of tuples whose values refer to typed instances. An instance of an association is called a link.
The following features are supported:
See Also:

UMLPackage.getAssociation()

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.NamedElement
  SEPARATOR

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Property`	`createNavigableOwnedEnd(String name, Type type)` Creates a new `Property`, with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', and appends it to the 'Navigable Owned End' reference list
`Property`	`createNavigableOwnedEnd(String name, Type type, EClass eClass)` Creates a new `Property`, with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', and appends it to the 'Navigable Owned End' reference list
`Property`	`createOwnedEnd(String name, Type type)` Creates a new `Property`, with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', and appends it to the 'Owned End' containment reference list
`Property`	`createOwnedEnd(String name, Type type, EClass eClass)` Creates a new `Property`, with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', and appends it to the 'Owned End' containment reference list
`Type`	`getEndType(String name)` Retrieves the first `Type` with the specified 'Name' from the 'End Type' reference list
`Type`	`getEndType(String name, boolean ignoreCase, EClass eClass)` Retrieves the first `Type` with the specified 'Name' from the 'End Type' reference list
`MDWEList<Type>`	`getEndTypes()` Returns the value of the 'End Type' reference list.
`Property`	`getMemberEnd(String name, Type type)` Retrieves the first `Property` with the specified 'Name', and 'Type' from the 'Member End' reference list
`Property`	`getMemberEnd(String name, Type type, boolean ignoreCase, EClass eClass)` Retrieves the first `Property` with the specified 'Name', and 'Type' from the 'Member End' reference list
`MDWEList<Property>`	`getMemberEnds()` Returns the value of the 'Member End' reference list.
`Property`	`getNavigableOwnedEnd(String name, Type type)` Retrieves the first `Property` with the specified 'Name', and 'Type' from the 'Navigable Owned End' reference list
`Property`	`getNavigableOwnedEnd(String name, Type type, boolean ignoreCase, EClass eClass, boolean createOnDemand)` Retrieves the first `Property` with the specified 'Name', and 'Type' from the 'Navigable Owned End' reference list
`MDWEList<Property>`	`getNavigableOwnedEnds()` Returns the value of the 'Navigable Owned End' reference list.
`Property`	`getOwnedEnd(String name, Type type)` Retrieves the first `Property` with the specified 'Name', and 'Type' from the 'Owned End' containment reference list
`Property`	`getOwnedEnd(String name, Type type, boolean ignoreCase, EClass eClass, boolean createOnDemand)` Retrieves the first `Property` with the specified 'Name', and 'Type' from the 'Owned End' containment reference list
`MDWEList<Property>`	`getOwnedEnds()` Returns the value of the 'Owned End' containment reference list.
`boolean`	`isBinary()` Determines whether this association is a binary association, i.e. whether it has exactly two member ends
`boolean`	`isDerived()` Returns the value of the 'Is Derived' attribute.
`void`	`setIsDerived(boolean value)` Sets the value of the '`Is Derived`' attribute
`boolean`	`validateAssociationEnds(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context)` Association ends of associations with more than two ends must be owned by the association.
`boolean`	`validateBinaryAssociations(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context)` Only binary associations can be aggregations.
`boolean`	`validateSpecializedEndNumber(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context)` An association specializing another association has the same number of ends as the other association.
`boolean`	`validateSpecializedEndTypes(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context)` When an association specializes another association, every end of the specific association corresponds to an end of the general association, and the specific end reaches the same type or a subtype of the more general end.

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Classifier
allFeatures, allParents, conformsTo, createCollaborationUse, createGeneralization, createOwnedUseCase, createRepresentation, createSubstitution, getAllAttributes, getAllOperations, getAllUsedInterfaces, getAttribute, getAttribute, getAttributes, getCollaborationUse, getCollaborationUse, getCollaborationUses, getFeature, getFeature, getFeatures, getGeneral, getGeneral, getGeneralization, getGeneralization, getGeneralizations, getGenerals, getInheritedMember, getInheritedMember, getInheritedMembers, getOperation, getOperation, getOperations, getOwnedUseCase, getOwnedUseCase, getOwnedUseCases, getPowertypeExtent, getPowertypeExtent, getPowertypeExtents, getRedefinedClassifier, getRedefinedClassifier, getRedefinedClassifiers, getRepresentation, getSubstitution, getSubstitution, getSubstitutions, getUseCase, getUseCase, getUseCases, getUsedInterfaces, hasVisibilityOf, inherit, inheritableMembers, isAbstract, isFinalSpecialization, maySpecializeType, parents, setIsAbstract, setIsFinalSpecialization, setRepresentation, validateGeneralizationHierarchies, validateMapsToGeneralizationSet, validateNoCyclesInGeneralization, validateSpecializeType

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.RedefinableElement
getRedefinedElement, getRedefinedElement, getRedefinedElements, getRedefinitionContext, getRedefinitionContext, getRedefinitionContexts, isConsistentWith, isLeaf, isRedefinitionContextValid, setIsLeaf, validateRedefinitionConsistent, validateRedefinitionContextValid

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Type
conformsTo, createAssociation, getAssociations, getPackage, setPackage

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.NamedElement
allNamespaces, allOwningPackages, createDependency, createNameExpression, 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 com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.ParameterableElement
getOwningTemplateParameter, getTemplateParameter, isCompatibleWith, isTemplateParameter, setOwningTemplateParameter, setTemplateParameter

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.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 com.sodius.mdw.core.model.MDWObject
compareTo, eExtendedClass, eIsInstanceOf, eIsInstanceOf, eIsProfiled, eIsRemoved, eMetamodel, eMetaTypeName, eModel, eRemove, eSetUniqueID, eUniqueID, superScript, superScript, toBoolean, toBoolean, toByte, toByte, toChar, toChar, toDouble, toDouble, toFloat, toFloat, toInt, toInt, toList, toList, toList, toList, toList, toLong, toLong, toObject, toObject, toSet, toSet, toShort, toShort, toString, toString

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

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.TemplateableElement
createOwnedTemplateSignature, createOwnedTemplateSignature, createTemplateBinding, getOwnedTemplateSignature, getTemplateBinding, getTemplateBinding, getTemplateBindings, isTemplate, parameterableElements, setOwnedTemplateSignature

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Relationship
getRelatedElements

- Method Detail
  - isDerived
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boolean isDerived()
```
    Returns the value of the 'Is Derived' attribute. The default value is "false". Specifies whether the association is derived from other model elements such as other associations or constraints.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the 'Is Derived' attribute.
    
    See Also:
    
    setIsDerived(boolean), UMLPackage.getAssociation_IsDerived()
  - setIsDerived
```
void setIsDerived(boolean value)
```
    Sets the value of the 'Is Derived' attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the new value of the 'Is Derived' attribute.
    
    See Also:
    
    isDerived()
  - getEndTypes
```
MDWEList<Type> getEndTypes()
```
    Returns the value of the 'End Type' reference list. The list contents are of type Type. References the classifiers that are used as types of the ends of the association.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the 'End Type' reference list.
    
    See Also:
    
    UMLPackage.getAssociation_EndType()
  - getEndType
```
Type getEndType(String name)
```
    Retrieves the first Type with the specified 'Name' from the 'End Type' reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' of the Type to retrieve, or null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The first Type with the specified 'Name', or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    getEndTypes()
  - getEndType
```
Type getEndType(String name,
                boolean ignoreCase,
                EClass eClass)
```
    Retrieves the first Type with the specified 'Name' from the 'End Type' reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' of the Type to retrieve, or null.
    
    ignoreCase - Whether to ignore case in String comparisons.
    
    eClass - The Ecore class of the Type to retrieve, or null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The first Type with the specified 'Name', or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    getEndTypes()
  - getMemberEnds
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MDWEList<Property> getMemberEnds()
```
    Returns the value of the 'Member End' reference list. The list contents are of type Property. It is bidirectional and its opposite is 'Association'. Each end represents participation of instances of the classifier connected to the end in links of the association.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the 'Member End' reference list.
    
    See Also:
    
    UMLPackage.getAssociation_MemberEnd(), Property.getAssociation()
  - getMemberEnd
```
Property getMemberEnd(String name,
                      Type type)
```
    Retrieves the first Property with the specified 'Name', and 'Type' from the 'Member End' reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    type - The 'Type' of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The first Property with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    getMemberEnds()
  - getMemberEnd
```
Property getMemberEnd(String name,
                      Type type,
                      boolean ignoreCase,
                      EClass eClass)
```
    Retrieves the first Property with the specified 'Name', and 'Type' from the 'Member End' reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    type - The 'Type' of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    ignoreCase - Whether to ignore case in String comparisons.
    
    eClass - The Ecore class of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The first Property with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    getMemberEnds()
  - getNavigableOwnedEnds
```
MDWEList<Property> getNavigableOwnedEnds()
```
    Returns the value of the 'Navigable Owned End' reference list. The list contents are of type Property. The navigable ends that are owned by the association itself.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the 'Navigable Owned End' reference list.
    
    See Also:
    
    UMLPackage.getAssociation_NavigableOwnedEnd()
  - createNavigableOwnedEnd
```
Property createNavigableOwnedEnd(String name,
                                 Type type,
                                 EClass eClass)
```
    Creates a new Property, with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', and appends it to the 'Navigable Owned End' reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' for the new Property, or null.
    
    type - The 'Type' for the new Property, or null.
    
    eClass - The Ecore class of the Property to create.
    
    Returns:
    
    The new Property.
    
    See Also:
    
    getNavigableOwnedEnds()
  - createNavigableOwnedEnd
```
Property createNavigableOwnedEnd(String name,
                                 Type type)
```
    Creates a new Property, with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', and appends it to the 'Navigable Owned End' reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' for the new Property, or null.
    
    type - The 'Type' for the new Property, or null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The new Property.
    
    See Also:
    
    getNavigableOwnedEnds()
  - getNavigableOwnedEnd
```
Property getNavigableOwnedEnd(String name,
                              Type type)
```
    Retrieves the first Property with the specified 'Name', and 'Type' from the 'Navigable Owned End' reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    type - The 'Type' of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The first Property with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    getNavigableOwnedEnds()
  - getNavigableOwnedEnd
```
Property getNavigableOwnedEnd(String name,
                              Type type,
                              boolean ignoreCase,
                              EClass eClass,
                              boolean createOnDemand)
```
    Retrieves the first Property with the specified 'Name', and 'Type' from the 'Navigable Owned End' reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    type - The 'Type' of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    ignoreCase - Whether to ignore case in String comparisons.
    
    eClass - The Ecore class of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    createOnDemand - Whether to create a Property on demand if not found.
    
    Returns:
    
    The first Property with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    getNavigableOwnedEnds()
  - getOwnedEnds
```
MDWEList<Property> getOwnedEnds()
```
    Returns the value of the 'Owned End' containment reference list. The list contents are of type Property. It is bidirectional and its opposite is 'Owning Association'. The ends that are owned by the association itself.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the 'Owned End' containment reference list.
    
    See Also:
    
    UMLPackage.getAssociation_OwnedEnd(), Property.getOwningAssociation()
  - createOwnedEnd
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Property createOwnedEnd(String name,
                        Type type,
                        EClass eClass)
```
    Creates a new Property, with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', and appends it to the 'Owned End' containment reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' for the new Property, or null.
    
    type - The 'Type' for the new Property, or null.
    
    eClass - The Ecore class of the Property to create.
    
    Returns:
    
    The new Property.
    
    See Also:
    
    getOwnedEnds()
  - createOwnedEnd
```
Property createOwnedEnd(String name,
                        Type type)
```
    Creates a new Property, with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', and appends it to the 'Owned End' containment reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' for the new Property, or null.
    
    type - The 'Type' for the new Property, or null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The new Property.
    
    See Also:
    
    getOwnedEnds()
  - getOwnedEnd
```
Property getOwnedEnd(String name,
                     Type type)
```
    Retrieves the first Property with the specified 'Name', and 'Type' from the 'Owned End' containment reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    type - The 'Type' of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The first Property with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    getOwnedEnds()
  - getOwnedEnd
```
Property getOwnedEnd(String name,
                     Type type,
                     boolean ignoreCase,
                     EClass eClass,
                     boolean createOnDemand)
```
    Retrieves the first Property with the specified 'Name', and 'Type' from the 'Owned End' containment reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    type - The 'Type' of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    ignoreCase - Whether to ignore case in String comparisons.
    
    eClass - The Ecore class of the Property to retrieve, or null.
    
    createOnDemand - Whether to create a Property on demand if not found.
    
    Returns:
    
    The first Property with the specified 'Name', and 'Type', or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    getOwnedEnds()
  - validateSpecializedEndNumber
```
boolean validateSpecializedEndNumber(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                                     Map context)
```
    An association specializing another association has the same number of ends as the other association. self.parents()->forAll(p | p.memberEnd.size() = self.memberEnd.size())
  - validateSpecializedEndTypes
```
boolean validateSpecializedEndTypes(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                                    Map context)
```
    When an association specializes another association, every end of the specific association corresponds to an end of the general association, and the specific end reaches the same type or a subtype of the more general end. true
  - validateBinaryAssociations
```
boolean validateBinaryAssociations(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                                   Map context)
```
    Only binary associations can be aggregations. self.memberEnd->exists(aggregation <> Aggregation::none) implies self.memberEnd->size() = 2
  - validateAssociationEnds
```
boolean validateAssociationEnds(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                                Map context)
```
    Association ends of associations with more than two ends must be owned by the association. if memberEnd->size() > 2 then ownedEnd->includesAll(memberEnd)
  - isBinary
```
boolean isBinary()
```
    Determines whether this association is a binary association, i.e. whether it has exactly two member ends.

Interface Association

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.NamedElement

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Classifier

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Namespace

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.RedefinableElement

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Type

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.NamedElement

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.ParameterableElement

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Element

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.core.model.MDWObject

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EModelElement

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject

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

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.TemplateableElement

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Relationship

Method Detail

isDerived

setIsDerived

getEndTypes

getEndType

getEndType

getMemberEnds

getMemberEnd

getMemberEnd

getNavigableOwnedEnds

createNavigableOwnedEnd

createNavigableOwnedEnd

getNavigableOwnedEnd

getNavigableOwnedEnd

getOwnedEnds

createOwnedEnd

createOwnedEnd

getOwnedEnd

getOwnedEnd

validateSpecializedEndNumber

validateSpecializedEndTypes

validateBinaryAssociations

validateAssociationEnds

isBinary