org.argouml.model
Interface DataTypesHelper

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDataTypesHelperDecorator

public interface DataTypesHelper

The interface for the helper for DataTypes.

Created from the old DataTypesHelper.

copyTaggedValues

public void copyTaggedValues(Object from,
                             Object to)

Parameters:

from - source

to - destination

equalsINITIALKind

public boolean equalsINITIALKind(Object kind)

Parameters:

kind - the pseudostate kind

Returns:

true if this is a initial kind

equalsDeepHistoryKind

public boolean equalsDeepHistoryKind(Object kind)

Parameters:

kind - the pseudostate kind

Returns:

if this is a history kind

equalsShallowHistoryKind

public boolean equalsShallowHistoryKind(Object kind)

Parameters:

kind - the pseudostate kind

Returns:

if this is a shallow history kind

equalsFORKKind

public boolean equalsFORKKind(Object kind)

Parameters:

kind - the pseudostate kind

Returns:

if this is a fork kind

equalsJOINKind

public boolean equalsJOINKind(Object kind)

Parameters:

kind - the pseudostate kind

Returns:

if this is a join kind

equalsBRANCHKind

public boolean equalsBRANCHKind(Object kind)

Deprecated. before 0.20 by tfmorris - UML 1.3 only - use Choice

Parameters:

kind - the pseudostate kind (Choice)

Returns:

if this is a branch-choice kind

equalsCHOICEKind

public boolean equalsCHOICEKind(Object kind)

Parameters:

kind - the pseudostate kind (Choice)

Returns:

if this is a branch-choice kind

equalsJUNCTIONKind

public boolean equalsJUNCTIONKind(Object kind)

Parameters:

kind - the pseudostate kind

Returns:

if this is a junction kind

multiplicityToString

public String multiplicityToString(Object multiplicity)

Converts a Multiplicity to a String.

Parameters:

multiplicity - The Multiplicity to convert.

Returns:

The String representation of multiplicity.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if multiplicity is not a Multiplicity.

setBody

public Object setBody(Object handle,
                      String body)

Sets the body of an expression. TODO: This operation is fooling the user in thinking that the body of the object is changed. Instead, a new object is created. There is no other way: a MExpression can not be altered, once created! So, this operation returns a newly created object instead.

Parameters:

handle - The expression to modify.

body - The body to set.

Returns:

The newly created expression.

getBody

public String getBody(Object handle)

Gets the body of an expression.

Parameters:

handle - The expression to get.

Returns:

The body (a String).

setLanguage

public Object setLanguage(Object handle,
                          String language)

Sets the language of an expression. TODO: This operation is fooling the user in thinking that the body of the object is changed. Instead, a new object is created. There is no other way: a MExpression can not be altered, once created! So, this operation returns a newly created object instead.

Parameters:

handle - The expression.

language - The new language.

Returns:

The newly created Object.

getLanguage

public String getLanguage(Object handle)

Gets the language of an expression.

Parameters:

handle - The expression to get.

Returns:

The language (a String).