Package org.eclipse.epsilon.eol.models

Interface IAdaptableModel

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, IModel

All Known Implementing Classes:

HutnModel, ModelReference, ReflectiveModelReference

public interface IAdaptableModel
extends IModel

Interface for models which can be adapted to a different model type, if required. Mostly useful for adapting model types which do not implement comparison to those who do.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.eclipse.epsilon.eol.models.IModel

IModel.AmbiguityCheckResult

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T> T	adaptTo(Class<T> modelType)	Tries to adapt the model to a different type.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.epsilon.eol.models.IModel

allContents, checkAmbiguity, close, createInstance, createInstance, deleteElement, dispose, getAliases, getAllOfKind, getAllOfType, getElementById, getElementId, getEnumerationValue, getFullyQualifiedTypeNameOf, getMetamodel, getName, getPropertyGetter, getPropertySetter, getTransactionSupport, getTypeNameOf, getTypeOf, hasType, isInstantiable, isModelElement, isOfKind, isOfType, isPropertySet, isReadOnLoad, isStoredOnDisposal, knowsAboutProperty, load, load, load, load, owns, setElementId, setName, setReadOnLoad, setStoredOnDisposal, store, store

Method Detail

adaptTo

<T> T adaptTo(Class<T> modelType)

Tries to adapt the model to a different type. If it is not possible, this method should return null.

Parameters:

modelType - Type to which this model should be adapted.

Returns:

Non-null value if the model could be adapted, null otherwise.