Mapping

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public interface Mapping
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Provides facilities to store information related to the transformation of an input model into an output model.
A instance of Mapping can be created from an OperationContext. Once instantiated, a Mapping is usually used in conjunction with MappingFunction instances.

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Since:

3.6.0

See Also:

OperationContext.createMapping(Model, Model), MappingFunction

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`MappingLogBuilder`	`createLogBuilder()` Creates an operation to store this mapping information into the main operation log.
`OperationContext`	`getContext()` Returns the context which instantiated this mapping.
`Model`	`getInput()` Returns the input model associated with this mapping.
`ObjectMapping`	`getMapping(EObject input)` Returns the mapping information associated with the specified instance, part of the input model.
`Model`	`getOutput()` Returns the output model associated with this mapping.
`ReferenceManager`	`getReferences()` Returns the manager used to build references between instances.

- Method Detail
  - getContext
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OperationContext getContext()
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    Returns the context which instantiated this mapping.
    
    Returns:
    
    the context which instantiated this Mapping.
    
    See Also:
    
    OperationContext.createMapping(Model, Model)
  - getInput
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Model getInput()
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    Returns the input model associated with this mapping.
    
    Returns:
    
    the input model associated with this mapping.
    
    See Also:
    
    OperationContext.createMapping(Model, Model)
  - getOutput
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Model getOutput()
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    Returns the output model associated with this mapping.
    
    Returns:
    
    the output model associated with this mapping.
    
    See Also:
    
    OperationContext.createMapping(Model, Model)
  - getMapping
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ObjectMapping getMapping(EObject input)
```
    Returns the mapping information associated with the specified instance, part of the input model. This methods never returns null.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - an instance part of the input model.
    
    Returns:
    
    the mapping information associated with the specified instance, part of the input model.
  - getReferences
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ReferenceManager getReferences()
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    Returns the manager used to build references between instances.
    
    Returns:
    
    the manager used to build references between instances.
  - createLogBuilder
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MappingLogBuilder createLogBuilder()
```
    Creates an operation to store this mapping information into the main operation log. The caller must then run the created log builder operation.
    The mapping log should be created by the time the transformation related to this mapping is completed. It should be the last step of the transformation, before serializing the output model.
    
    Returns:
    
    an operation to store this mapping information into the log.

Interface Mapping

Method Summary

Method Detail

getContext

getInput

getOutput

getMapping

getReferences

createLogBuilder