org.hl7.meta
Interface Association

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Feature, Metadata

All Known Subinterfaces:

ChoiceAssociation, CloneClassAssociation, CmetAssociation

All Known Implementing Classes:

AssociationAdapter, ChoiceAssociationAdapter, ChoiceBranchAssociationAdapter, CmetAssociationAdapter, CmetChoiceAssociationAdapter, CmetChoiceBranchAssociationAdapter

public interface Association
extends Feature

A read only interface to the class AssociationImpl, which represents an HL7 v3 association between two clone classes, or between a clone class and a CMET.

Author:

Skirmantas Kligys (skirmis@hotmail.com)

Method Summary

MetSource	getMetSource() Deprecated. replaced by isRecursive
java.lang.String	getPropertyName()
CloneClass	getTarget() Returns the clone class that is targeted by this association.
boolean	isReference() Since the introduction of MIF file, the concept of MET source Reused and Recursive is replaced by reference

Methods inherited from interface org.hl7.meta.Feature

getCardinality, getConformance, getConstraint, getName, getParent, getRimClass, getRimPropertyName, getSortKey, isMandatory

Method Detail

getMetSource

MetSource getMetSource()

Deprecated. replaced by isRecursive

Returns the MET source enumeration for this association.

Returns:

the MET source

isReference

boolean isReference()

Since the introduction of MIF file, the concept of MET source Reused and Recursive is replaced by reference

Returns:

is referenced before or not

getTarget

CloneClass getTarget()
                     throws LoaderException

Returns the clone class that is targeted by this association.

Returns:

the target clone class

Throws:

LoaderException - if on-demand loading fails for CmetAssociation

getPropertyName

java.lang.String getPropertyName()

Returns:

the name of this association on the most specialized implementation of this association's owner.