net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.basic
Class AssociationRole

java.lang.Object
  extended by net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.basic.TMObject
      extended by net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.basic.AssociationRole
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, AssociationRoleIF, ReifiableIF, TMObjectIF, TypedIF

public class AssociationRole
extends TMObject
implements AssociationRoleIF

INTERNAL: The basic association role implementation.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Method Summary
 AssociationIF getAssociation()
          PUBLIC: Gets the association to which this association role belongs.
 TopicIF getPlayer()
          PUBLIC: Gets the topic that plays this association role (this member of the association).
 TopicIF getReifier()
          PUBLIC: Returns the topic that reifies this object.
 TopicIF getType()
          PUBLIC: Gets the type that this object is an instance of.
 boolean isConnected()
           
 void remove()
          PUBLIC: Removes the object from its parent.
 void setPlayer(TopicIF player)
          PUBLIC: Sets the topic that plays this association role.
 void setReifier(TopicIF _reifier)
          PUBLIC: Sets the reifier of this object.
 void setType(TopicIF type)
          PUBLIC: Sets the type that this object is an instance of.
 java.lang.String toString()
           
 
Methods inherited from class net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.basic.TMObject
addItemIdentifier, getItemIdentifiers, getObjectId, getTopicMap, isReadOnly, removeItemIdentifier
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface net.ontopia.topicmaps.core.TMObjectIF
addItemIdentifier, getItemIdentifiers, getObjectId, getTopicMap, isReadOnly, removeItemIdentifier
 
Methods inherited from interface net.ontopia.topicmaps.core.TMObjectIF
addItemIdentifier, getItemIdentifiers, getObjectId, getTopicMap, isReadOnly, removeItemIdentifier
 

Method Detail

getAssociation

public AssociationIF getAssociation()
Description copied from interface: AssociationRoleIF
PUBLIC: Gets the association to which this association role belongs.

Specified by:
getAssociation in interface AssociationRoleIF
Returns:
The association to which this association role belongs; an object implementing AssociationIF.

getPlayer

public TopicIF getPlayer()
Description copied from interface: AssociationRoleIF
PUBLIC: Gets the topic that plays this association role (this member of the association).

Specified by:
getPlayer in interface AssociationRoleIF
Returns:
The topic (member) which plays this role in the association.

setPlayer

public void setPlayer(TopicIF player)
Description copied from interface: AssociationRoleIF
PUBLIC: Sets the topic that plays this association role. Note that this has the side-effect of removing the role from its current player, if any, and inserting it on the new player, if any.

Specified by:
setPlayer in interface AssociationRoleIF
Parameters:
player - The topic (member) which plays this role in the association. Can be null; if null, then the effect is that there is no player of this role in this association.

remove

public void remove()
Description copied from interface: TMObjectIF
PUBLIC: Removes the object from its parent.

Specified by:
remove in interface TMObjectIF

getType

public TopicIF getType()
Description copied from interface: TypedIF
PUBLIC: Gets the type that this object is an instance of.

Specified by:
getType in interface TypedIF
Returns:
The type of this object; an object implementing TopicIF.

setType

public void setType(TopicIF type)
Description copied from interface: TypedIF
PUBLIC: Sets the type that this object is an instance of.

Specified by:
setType in interface TypedIF
Parameters:
type - The type for this object; an object implementing TopicIF.

getReifier

public TopicIF getReifier()
Description copied from interface: ReifiableIF
PUBLIC: Returns the topic that reifies this object.

Specified by:
getReifier in interface ReifiableIF

setReifier

public void setReifier(TopicIF _reifier)
Description copied from interface: ReifiableIF
PUBLIC: Sets the reifier of this object.

Specified by:
setReifier in interface ReifiableIF

isConnected

public boolean isConnected()

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object


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