org.infolayer.model
Class Connection

java.lang.Object
  org.infolayer.model.Connection

All Implemented Interfaces:

ModificationListener

Direct Known Subclasses:

RamConnection, TableConnection

public abstract class Connection

extends java.lang.Object

implements ModificationListener

Constructor Summary

Connection()

Method Summary

abstract void	close()
static Connection	create(UmlClass base, java.lang.String connector) Creates a connection for the given (base) class, using the given connector.
UmlObject	createUmlObject(UmlClass umlClass, java.lang.String id, boolean fillImmediately) Creates a new UmlObject for an existing instance
static java.lang.String	generateId()
abstract void	init(UmlClass base, java.lang.String connector) This method is called automatically from the static create method
abstract void	open() Opens a connection that has been created before.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.infolayer.model.ModificationListener

modified

Constructor Detail

Connection

public Connection()

Method Detail

generateId

public static java.lang.String generateId()

create

public static Connection create(UmlClass base,
                                java.lang.String connector)

Creates a connection for the given (base) class, using the given connector. Calls the init method of the connection internally

init

public abstract void init(UmlClass base,
                          java.lang.String connector)

This method is called automatically from the static create method

open

public abstract void open()

Opens a connection that has been created before. Separation of creation and open allows the holder to store a reference before the connection is actually accessed since the access may result in further indirect access to the connection

createUmlObject

public final UmlObject createUmlObject(UmlClass umlClass,
                                       java.lang.String id,
                                       boolean fillImmediately)

Creates a new UmlObject for an existing instance

close

public abstract void close()