org.argouml.model
Class AbstractUmlHelperDecorator

java.lang.Object
  org.argouml.model.AbstractUmlHelperDecorator

All Implemented Interfaces:

UmlHelper

Direct Known Subclasses:

UndoUmlHelperDecorator

public abstract class AbstractUmlHelperDecorator

extends Object

implements UmlHelper

An abstract Decorator for the UmlHelper.

AbstractUmlHelperDecorator

public AbstractUmlHelperDecorator(UmlHelper component)

Parameters:

component - The component to decorate.

addListenersToModel

public void addListenersToModel(Object model)

Description copied from interface: UmlHelper

Ensures that all of the elements in a model are registered to the UmlModelListener. This is useful when the MModel is not created by the UmlFactory.

Specified by:

addListenersToModel in interface UmlHelper

Parameters:

model - the UML model

See Also:

UmlHelper.addListenersToModel(java.lang.Object)

getOwner

public Object getOwner(Object handle)

Description copied from interface: UmlHelper

Returns the owner of some modelelement object. In most cases this will be the owning namespace but in some cases it will be null (the root model) or for instance the owning class with an attribute.

Specified by:

getOwner in interface UmlHelper

Parameters:

handle - the modelelement

Returns:

Object the owner

See Also:

UmlHelper.getOwner(java.lang.Object)

deleteCollection

public void deleteCollection(Collection col)

Description copied from interface: UmlHelper

Utility method to quickly delete a collection of modelelements. This method should only be called from within the model component. The only reason it is public is that the other helpers/factories are in other packages and therefore cannot see this method if it is not public.

Specified by:

deleteCollection in interface UmlHelper

Parameters:

col - a collection of modelelements

See Also:

UmlHelper.deleteCollection(java.util.Collection)

getSource

public Object getSource(Object relationship)

Description copied from interface: UmlHelper

Returns the source of some relationship. This is the element in binary relations from which a relation 'departs'.

Specified by:

getSource in interface UmlHelper

Parameters:

relationship - the relationship to be tested

Returns:

the source of the relationship

See Also:

UmlHelper.getSource(java.lang.Object)

getDestination

public Object getDestination(Object relationship)

Description copied from interface: UmlHelper

Returns the destination of some relationship. This is the element in binary relations at which a relation 'arrives'.

Specified by:

getDestination in interface UmlHelper

Parameters:

relationship - the relationship to be tested

Returns:

the destination of the relationship

See Also:

UmlHelper.getDestination(java.lang.Object)