net.sf.quarrel.uml
Class RelationshipType

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.lang.enums.Enum
      net.sf.quarrel.uml.RelationshipType

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable

public class RelationshipType

extends org.apache.commons.lang.enums.Enum

An enumaration of relationship types supported in the UML model.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static RelationshipType	Aggregation A composition relationship having a multiplicity between the two elements.
static RelationshipType	Association A relationship that relates two or more other instances of concepts or
static RelationshipType	Composition A relationship where an element includes one or more elements as parts which exists as a part of the whole and participate in the same life cycle.
static RelationshipType	Dependency A relationship that signifies that one model element requires other model elements for it specification or implementation.
static RelationshipType	Generalization An association between more general elements and more specific elements.
static RelationshipType	Import Not sure where this is used.
static RelationshipType	Merge Not sure where this is used.
static RelationshipType	Realization A relationship between an element which defines a set of behaviors, such as an interface, and an element which implements that interface.
static RelationshipType	Usage A relationship where an Actor uses a Use Case

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.lang.enums.Enum

iToString

Method Summary

static RelationshipType

getInstance(java.lang.String name) Looks the instance of the enumeration for the specified name.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.lang.enums.Enum

compareTo, equals, getEnum, getEnumClass, getEnumList, getEnumMap, getName, hashCode, iterator, readResolve, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

Dependency

public static final RelationshipType Dependency

A relationship that signifies that one model element requires other model elements for it specification or implementation.

Association

public static final RelationshipType Association

A relationship that relates two or more other instances of concepts or

Realization

public static final RelationshipType Realization

A relationship between an element which defines a set of behaviors, such as an interface, and an element which implements that interface.

Composition

public static final RelationshipType Composition

A relationship where an element includes one or more elements as parts which exists as a part of the whole and participate in the same life cycle.

Generalization

public static final RelationshipType Generalization

An association between more general elements and more specific elements. More commanly refered as the "extends" relationship.

Aggregation

public static final RelationshipType Aggregation

A composition relationship having a multiplicity between the two elements.

Usage

public static final RelationshipType Usage

A relationship where an Actor uses a Use Case

Merge

public static final RelationshipType Merge

Not sure where this is used.

Import

public static final RelationshipType Import

Not sure where this is used.

Method Detail

getInstance

public static RelationshipType getInstance(java.lang.String name)

Looks the instance of the enumeration for the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the String to look up.

Returns:

the instance of RelationshipType with the given name.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - - if a match is not found