Interface RelationType

All Superinterfaces:: Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:: RelationTypeSupport

public interface RelationType extends Serializable

The RelationType interface has to be implemented by any class expected to represent a relation type.

Since:: 1.5

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getRelationTypeName()`	Returns the relation type name.
`RoleInfo`	`getRoleInfo(String roleInfoName)`	Returns the role info (RoleInfo object) for the given role info name (null if not found).
`List<RoleInfo>`	`getRoleInfos()`	Returns the list of role definitions (ArrayList of RoleInfo objects).

Method Details

getRelationTypeName

String getRelationTypeName()

Returns the relation type name.

Returns:: the relation type name.

getRoleInfos

List<RoleInfo> getRoleInfos()

Returns the list of role definitions (ArrayList of RoleInfo objects).

Returns:: an ArrayList of RoleInfo.

getRoleInfo

RoleInfo getRoleInfo(String roleInfoName) throws IllegalArgumentException, RoleInfoNotFoundException

Returns the role info (RoleInfo object) for the given role info name (null if not found).

Parameters:: roleInfoName - role info name
Returns:: RoleInfo object providing role definition does not exist
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if null parameter; RoleInfoNotFoundException - if no role info with that name in relation type.

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