Module: Java::OrgTmapiCore::Association

Extended by:
Superiseable
Includes:
RTM::Association
Defined in:
lib/rtm/javatmapi/core/association.rb,
lib/rtm/javatmapi/aliases.rb

Overview

Copyright: Copyright 2009 Topic Maps Lab, University of Leipzig. License: Apache License, Version 2.0

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from Superiseable

method_added, register_java_implementation, superised, superising

Instance Method Details

#children ⇒ Object Also known as: reverse_parent

Returns all roles parented by this association.

:call-seq:

children -> Set of Roles



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# File 'lib/rtm/javatmapi/core/association.rb', line 26

def children
 	getRoles
end

#create_role(type, player) ⇒ Object

Creates a new role in this association. The optional argument ‘type’ specifies the role type and ‘player’ specifies the role player.

Type and player may each be topic references.

:call-seq:

create_role(type, player) -> Role



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# File 'lib/rtm/javatmapi/core/association.rb', line 41

def create_role(type, player)
  createRole(topic_map.get!(type),topic_map.get!(player))
end

#parent ⇒ Object Also known as: topic_map, reverse_children

Returns the topic map this association belongs to.

:call-seq:

parent -> TopicMap



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# File 'lib/rtm/javatmapi/core/association.rb', line 15

def parent
	getParent
end

#roles(type = :any) ⇒ Object Also known as: r

Returns the Roles participating in this Association. The optional identifier specifies the type of the returned Roles.

Identifier may be a topic reference.

The result may be empty.

:call-seq:

roles -> Set of Roles
roles(identifier) -> Set of Roles



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# File 'lib/rtm/javatmapi/core/association.rb', line 58

def roles(type = :any)
  return getRoles if type == :any
  return java.util.HashSet.new if type == nil
  _topic = topic_map.get(type)
  if _topic.is_a?(Java::OrgTmapiCore::Topic)
    return getRoles(_topic)
  else
    return java.util.HashSet.new
  end
end