net.mdatools.modelant.core.operation.element

Class Create

java.lang.Object

net.mdatools.modelant.core.operation.element.Create

All Implemented Interfaces:

Function<String,javax.jmi.reflect.RefObject>

public class Create
extends Object
implements Function<String,javax.jmi.reflect.RefObject>

Instantiate a model element of a metamodel.

Author:

Rusi Popov (popovr@mdatools.net)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface net.mdatools.modelant.core.api.Function

IDENTITY

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Create(javax.jmi.reflect.RefPackage extent)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
javax.jmi.reflect.RefObject	execute(String metaclass) The task's execution method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface net.mdatools.modelant.core.api.Function

toString

Constructor Detail

Create

public Create(javax.jmi.reflect.RefPackage extent)

Method Detail

execute

public javax.jmi.reflect.RefObject execute(String metaclass)
                                    throws IllegalArgumentException

The task's execution method. This method filters the model classes associated with metaclass and executes the nested <template> tasks for the filtered classes collection. This methods invokes the internal formatting tasks with the metaclass itself.

Specified by:

execute in interface Function<String,javax.jmi.reflect.RefObject>

Parameters:

metaclass - Path in the metamodel to the metaclass whose instances (in the model/extent) are to be processed. Format of metaclass attribute: {<package>::} <meta class>

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException