com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml

Class Finder

java.lang.Object

com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.Finder

@OpenApiAll
public class Finder
extends java.lang.Object

This utility class should be used for searching element(s) in the model using various criteria. Search criteria are organized in several inner finders.


To retrieve Element metatype, use BaseElement.getClassType()

Use ClassTypes.getSubtypesArray(Class) to collect all subtypes as array of given metatype


Use methods below to get instances of these finders:

• byName()
• byNameRecursively()
• byNameAll()
• byNameAllRecursively()
• byQualifiedName()
• byHyperlink()
• byType()
• byTypeRecursively()
• byScope()

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Finder.ByHyperlinkFinder Search element by element hyperlink.
static class	Finder.ByNameAllFinder Search for all elements by simple name among the given root element(s) and direct children of root element(s)
static class	Finder.ByNameAllRecursivelyFinder Search for all elements by simple name among the given root element(s) and all(direct and indirect) children of root element(s)
static class	Finder.ByNameFinder Search for any first element by simple name among the given root element(s) and direct children of root element(s)
static class	Finder.ByNameRecursivelyFinder Search for any first element by simple name among the given root element(s) and all(direct and indirect) children of root element(s)
static class	Finder.ByQualifiedNameFinder Search for elements by qualified name
static class	Finder.ByScopeFinder Search for all elements in the given root element(s) and all(direct and indirect) children of root element(s)
static class	Finder.ByTypeFinder Search for all elements by element type in the given root element(s) and direct children of root element(s)
static class	Finder.ByTypeRecursivelyFinder Search for all elements by element type in the given root element(s) and all(direct and indirect) children of root element(s)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Finder()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Finder.ByHyperlinkFinder	byHyperlink() Search for elements by element hyperlink.
static Finder.ByNameFinder	byName() Search for any first element by simple name among the given root element(s) and direct children of root element(s)
static Finder.ByNameAllFinder	byNameAll() Search for all elements by simple name among the given root element(s) and direct children of root element(s)
static Finder.ByNameAllRecursivelyFinder	byNameAllRecursively() Search for all elements by simple name among the given root element(s) and all(direct and indirect) children of root element(s)
static Finder.ByNameRecursivelyFinder	byNameRecursively() Search for any first element by simple name among the given root element(s) and all(direct and indirect) children of root element(s)
static Finder.ByQualifiedNameFinder	byQualifiedName() Search for elements by qualified name
static Finder.ByScopeFinder	byScope() Search for all elements in the given root element(s) and all(direct and indirect) children of root element(s)
static Finder.ByTypeFinder	byType() Search for all elements by element type in the given root element(s) and direct children of root element(s)
static Finder.ByTypeRecursivelyFinder	byTypeRecursively() Search for all elements by element type in the given root element(s) and all(direct and indirect) children of root element(s)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Finder

public Finder()

Method Detail

byName

public static Finder.ByNameFinder byName()

Search for any first element by simple name among the given root element(s) and direct children of root element(s)

Returns:

finder by element name

byNameAll

public static Finder.ByNameAllFinder byNameAll()

Search for all elements by simple name among the given root element(s) and direct children of root element(s)

Returns:

finder of all elements by name

byNameRecursively

public static Finder.ByNameRecursivelyFinder byNameRecursively()

Search for any first element by simple name among the given root element(s) and all(direct and indirect) children of root element(s)

Returns:

finder by element name recursively

byNameAllRecursively

public static Finder.ByNameAllRecursivelyFinder byNameAllRecursively()

Search for all elements by simple name among the given root element(s) and all(direct and indirect) children of root element(s)

Returns:

finder of all elements recursively

byQualifiedName

public static Finder.ByQualifiedNameFinder byQualifiedName()

Search for elements by qualified name

Returns:

finder by qualified name

byHyperlink

public static Finder.ByHyperlinkFinder byHyperlink()

Search for elements by element hyperlink.

Returns:

finder by qualified name

byType

public static Finder.ByTypeFinder byType()

Search for all elements by element type in the given root element(s) and direct children of root element(s)

Returns:

finder by element meta type

byTypeRecursively

public static Finder.ByTypeRecursivelyFinder byTypeRecursively()

Search for all elements by element type in the given root element(s) and all(direct and indirect) children of root element(s)

Returns:

finder by element metatype recursively

byScope

public static Finder.ByScopeFinder byScope()

Search for all elements in the given root element(s) and all(direct and indirect) children of root element(s)

Returns:

finder by scope