com.modeliosoft.modelio.api.meta

Interface IMetamodelService

public interface IMetamodelService

Expert for all Metamodel concerns.

Structure Diagram

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<Class<? extends IElement>>	getInheritingMetaclasses(Class<? extends IElement> metaclass) Get the metaclasses that inherit from the given metaclass.
Class<? extends IElement>	getMetaclass(String metaclassName) Get the IXxxx class corresponding to the given metaclass name.
String	getMetaclassName(Class<? extends IElement> metaclass) Returns the textual name of a metaclass.

Method Detail

getMetaclass

Class<? extends IElement> getMetaclass(String metaclassName)

Get the IXxxx class corresponding to the given metaclass name.

Parameters:

metaclassName - a metaclass name, or null if the requested metaclass cannot be found.

Returns:

The I class.

getMetaclassName

String getMetaclassName(Class<? extends IElement> metaclass)

Returns the textual name of a metaclass.
Note: The returned name is NOT i18n'd.

Parameters:

metaclass - the metaclass whose name is sought, or null if the given class is not a metaclass.

Returns:

the textual name of the metaclass.

getInheritingMetaclasses

List<Class<? extends IElement>> getInheritingMetaclasses(Class<? extends IElement> metaclass)

Get the metaclasses that inherit from the given metaclass.

The given metaclass will in the result list.

Parameters:

metaclass - The parent metaclass of the wanted metaclasses.

Returns:

A list of metaclasses that inherit from the given metaclass.