org.ocltf.translation
Interface Translator

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseTranslator

public interface Translator

Provides OCL translation capabilities. Every OCL translator must implement this interface.

Author:

Chad Brandon

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

CONTEXT_ELEMENT This is the name of the element "constrained" by the OCL expression which is made available to the TemplateEngine context.

Method Summary

Expression

translate(java.lang.String translationLibrary, java.lang.Object contextModelElement, java.lang.String oclExpression) Translates the OCL into a translated Expression instance.

Field Detail

CONTEXT_ELEMENT

public static final java.lang.String CONTEXT_ELEMENT

This is the name of the element "constrained" by the OCL expression which is made available to the TemplateEngine context. (in other words, it will be made available as an scripting element on a template processed by the TemplateEngine implementation)

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

translate

public Expression translate(java.lang.String translationLibrary,
                            java.lang.Object contextModelElement,
                            java.lang.String oclExpression)

Translates the OCL into a translated Expression instance.

Parameters:

translationLibrary - the library and translation to lookup perform the translation (i.e. sql.Oracle9i --> library to use would be "sql" and translation from the sql library would be 'Oracle9i').

contextModelElement - the element in the model to which the OCL constraint applies.

oclExpression - the OCL expression to translate.

Returns:

Expression

See Also:

Expression