org.openware.job.generator.metadata
Class MDMEndPoint

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.openware.job.generator.metadata.MetaElement
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        +--org.openware.job.generator.metadata.MDMEndPoint

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class MDMEndPoint

extends MetaElement

An endpoint is one end of a relationship. Each relationship is made up of 2 EndPoints. Because each relationship is between 2 classes, each EndPoint contains a class.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2001/07/09 04:21:34 $

Author:

Vincent Sheffer

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

MDMEndPoint(java.lang.String name)

Method Summary

int	getCardinality() Get the cardinality for this EndPoint.
MDMClass	getContainedClass() Get the class contained by this EndPoint object.
java.lang.String	getName() Get the name of the endpoint.
MDMEndPoint	getOtherEnd() Get the EndPoint object at the other end of the relationship.
MDMRelationship	getRelationship() Get the MDMRelationship object that this EndPoint is a part of.
void	setCardinality(java.lang.String cardStr) Set the cardinality for this EndPoint.
void	setContainedClass(MDMClass theClass) Set the class contained by this EndPoint object.
void	setRelationship(MDMRelationship relation) Set the MDMRelationship object that this EndPoint is a part of.

Methods inherited from class org.openware.job.generator.metadata.MetaElement

addDocumentationLine, getDocumentationLines

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MDMEndPoint

public MDMEndPoint(java.lang.String name)

Method Detail

setContainedClass

public void setContainedClass(MDMClass theClass)

Set the class contained by this EndPoint object.

Parameters:

theClass - The contained class.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get the name of the endpoint.

Returns:

The name of the endpoint.

getContainedClass

public MDMClass getContainedClass()

Get the class contained by this EndPoint object.

Returns:

The contained class.

getOtherEnd

public MDMEndPoint getOtherEnd()

Get the EndPoint object at the other end of the relationship.

Returns:

The EndPoint opposite this one.

getCardinality

public int getCardinality()

Get the cardinality for this EndPoint. The following are valid values:

• 0 -- No navigation.
• 1 -- Represents a cardinality of '1'.
• 2 -- Represents a cardinality of 'n'.

Returns:

An int value representing the cardinality for this EndPoint

setCardinality

public void setCardinality(java.lang.String cardStr)

Set the cardinality for this EndPoint. The following are valid values:

• 0 -- No navigation.
• 1 -- Represents a cardinality of '1'.
• n -- Represents a cardinality of 'n'.

Parameters:

cardStr - An String value representing the cardinality for this EndPoint

getRelationship

public MDMRelationship getRelationship()

Get the MDMRelationship object that this EndPoint is a part of.

Returns:

The MDMRelationship object.

setRelationship

public void setRelationship(MDMRelationship relation)

Set the MDMRelationship object that this EndPoint is a part of.

Parameters:

relation - The MDMRelationship object.