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1   package org.ocltf.model;
2   
3   import java.util.Collection;
4   
5   /***
6    * Specifies a "facade" for a model element.  Provides
7    * information about the model element.
8    *
9    * @author Chad Brandon
10   */
11  public interface ElementFacade {
12  
13  	/***
14  	 * Gets the id for the underlying model element
15  	 * 
16  	 * @return String the ID as a String.
17  	 */
18  	public String getId();
19  	
20  	/***
21  	 * Gets the type of the underlying model element.
22  	 *
23  	 * @return ClassifierFacade
24  	 */
25  	public ClassifierFacade getType();
26  
27  	/***
28  	 * Returns the Collection of GeneralizationFacade
29  	 * instances.
30  	 * 
31  	 * @return Collection of generalizations
32  	 */
33  	public Collection getGeneralizations();
34  
35  	/***
36  	 * Searches for and returns the value of a given tag on
37  	 * the underlying model element.
38  	 * 
39       * @param tagName the name of the tag to find.
40  	 * @return String value of tag, <b>null</b> if tag not found
41  	 */
42  	public String findTagValue(String tagName);
43  	
44  	/***
45  	 * Retrieves the Collection of TaggedValueFacades belonging
46  	 * to the underlying model element.
47  	 * 
48  	 * @return Collection of tagged values.
49  	 */
50  	public Collection getTaggedValues();
51  	
52  	/***
53  	 * Returns the fully qualified name of the given
54  	 * model element.  The fully qualified name includes
55  	 * complete package qualified name of the underlying model element.
56  	 * 
57  	 * @return String fully qualified name.
58  	 */
59  	public String getFullyQualifiedName();
60  	
61  	/***
62  	 * Returns the Collection of ConstraintFacade
63  	 * instances.
64  	 * 
65  	 * @return Collection with found constraints (if any)
66  	 */
67  	public Collection getConstraints();
68  
69  	/***
70  	* Returns the name of the package name of 
71  	* the underlying model element.
72  	*
73  	*@return  fully qualified name of the package
74  	*/
75  	public String getPackageName();
76  	
77  	/***
78  	 * Retrieves the name of the underlying
79  	 * model element.
80       * 
81       * @return String the name.
82  	 */
83  	public String getName();
84  	
85  	/***
86  	 * Retrieves all stereo type names belonging
87  	 * to the underlying model element.
88  	 * @return
89  	 */
90  	public Collection getStereotypeNames();
91  	
92  	/***
93  	 * Searches for and returns the value of a constraint
94  	 * having the specified name on this model element
95  	 * 
96  	 * @param name - constraint name
97  	 * @return Constraint
98  	 */
99  	public ConstraintFacade findConstraint(String name);
100 	
101  }