Type reference

Model type

You can reference a model type, i.e. an instance of the interface com.sodius.mdw.core.model.Model, using just a metamodel identifier (e.g. uml21).

// This ruleset expects as input a Model containing UML 2.1 elements
public ruleset(in model : uml21) {
...
}

Java class

You can reference a Java class in several way:

• Using a qualified name, e.g. com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Classifier.
   
• Using a simple name, e.g. Classifier, if this simple name can be resolved:
  • to a type of the same package as the current one,
  • to a type defined in the import statements (e.g. com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.* or com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Classifier),
  • to a type defined in the package java.lang.
   
  
• Using a simplified metatype name, e.g. uml21.Classifier, where the simple metatype name is prefixed by the metamodel identifier. This is the recommended way to reference a metatype, as the notation is simple and clear.

Primitive type

You can also reference Java primitive types:

• boolean
• byte
• char
• double
• float
• int
• long
• void