Package com.dassault_systemes.modeler.kerml.find

Class ByName

java.lang.Object

com.dassault_systemes.modeler.kerml.find.AbstractFinder

com.dassault_systemes.modeler.kerml.find.ByName

@OpenApiAll
public class ByName
extends com.dassault_systemes.modeler.kerml.find.AbstractFinder

Finder utility for locating a directly owned Element by its name.

The search is limited to Elements that are directly owned by the supplied context Element. The first matching element of the requested metaclass is returned, or null if no such element exists.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ByName()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T extends Element> T	find(Element context, String name, Class<T> metaclass)	Finds the first directly owned Element of the given metaclass whose name is equal to the specified name.

Methods inherited from class com.dassault_systemes.modeler.kerml.find.AbstractFinder

find, streamOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ByName

public ByName()

Method Details

find

@CheckForNull
public <T extends Element> T find(Element context,
 String name,
 Class<T> metaclass)

Finds the first directly owned Element of the given metaclass whose name is equal to the specified name.

Type Parameters:

T - the specific Element subtype that should be returned

Parameters:

context - the Element whose directly owned Elements are searched;

name - the expected name of the Element to find;

metaclass - the concrete Class of Element to search for; only instances of this type are considered

Returns:

the first directly owned Element of type T whose name equals name, or null if no such Element exists