com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml

Interface MDElement

All Superinterfaces:

BaseElement, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable

All Known Implementing Classes:

com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.shapes.AbstractHeaderShapeView, ActionView, ActivationView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.shapes.ActivityGroupView, ActorView, ArtifactView, AssociationClassView, AssociationView, BarView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.paths.BaseFlowView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.shapes.BaseLifelineView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.paths.BaseRealizationView, CallBehaviorActionView, CallOperationActionView, ClassifierView, ClassView, CollaborationUseView, CollaborationView, CombinedFragmentView, CommentView, CommunicationPathView, ComponentView, ConditionalNodeView, ConnectorToSelfView, ConnectorView, ConstraintLinkView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.paths.ContainerLinkView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.shapes.ContainerShapeView, ContainmentLinkView, ContentShape, ControlFlowView, DataTypeView, DecisionView, DependencyView, DeploymentView, DiagramFrameView, DiagramLegendShape, DiagramPresentationElement, DiagramPropertiesShape, DiagramShape, DurationConstraintView, ElementImpl, ElementImportView, EnumerationView, ExceptionHandlerView, ExpansionNodeView, ExpansionRegionView, ExtendView, ExtensionView, FlowConnectorView, FoundMessageView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.shapes.FragmentView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.shapes.FrameView, GeneralizationSetView, GeneralizationView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.shapes.HeaderShapeView, ImageShapeView, IncludeView, InformationFlowView, InformationItemView, InstanceSpecificationView, InteractionUseOverviewView, InteractionUseView, InterfaceRealizationView, InterfaceView, InterruptibleActivityRegionView, LifeLineLineView, LifelineView, LinkAttributeView, LinkView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.paths.LinkWithEndsView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.paths.LinkWithRolesView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.paths.LinkWithStereotype, LoopNodeView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.paths.LostFoundMessageView, LostMessageView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.MDElementImpl, MessageView, NNaryAssociationView, NodeInstanceSpecificationView, NodeView, NoteAnchorView, NoteView, ObjectFlowView, ObjectNodeView, OpaqueActionView, PackageImportView, PackageMergeView, PackageView, PartView, PathConnector, PathElement, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.shapes.PathToSelfShape, PinView, PortView, PresentationElement, PrimitiveTypeView, ProfileApplicationView, Project, ProjectOptions, PseudoNodeView, PseudoStateView, RealizationView, RectangularShape, RoleBindingView, SeparatorView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.paths.SeqBaseMessageView, SeqMessageView, SeqSelfMessageView, SequenceLifelineView, SequenceNodeView, ShapeElement, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.shapes.ShapeWithLabels, SignalActionView, SignalView, StateInvariantView, StateView, StereotypeView, StructuredActivityNodeView, SwimlaneCellView, SwimlaneView, TemplateBindingView, TextBoxView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.shapes.TextShapeView, TimeConstraintView, TransitionToSelfView, TransitionView, TreeView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.shapes.TypedElementView, com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.symbols.shapes.TypedElementWithLabels, UsageView, UseCaseView, VirtualRelationView

@OpenApi
public interface MDElement
extends BaseElement

This is a MagicDraw element interface.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	accept(Visitor visitor) Method accepts visitor, and calls method visit<class name>(this) of visitor .
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the element.

Methods inherited from interface com.nomagic.magicdraw.uml.BaseElement

accept, addPropertyChangeListener, canAdd, canAdd, canAddChild, canBeDeleted, firePropertyChange, getClassType, getHumanName, getHumanType, getID, getObjectParent, isEditable, removePropertyChangeListener, setID, sGetID

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getName

@OpenApi
 @CheckForNull
java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the element. This element will return null always, because it can not have name. However the derived element may override this method and return specific name.

Returns:

name of the element.

accept

@OpenApi
void accept(Visitor visitor)
              throws java.lang.Exception

Method accepts visitor, and calls method visit<class name>(this) of visitor . See Visitor pattern for more details.

Parameters:

visitor - which visits this element.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception