pl.edu.agh.cast.data.model.general
Interface IGeneralDataSet<T extends IGeneralElement>

Type Parameters:

T - type of contained elements

All Superinterfaces:

IDataSet<T>, Identifiable, IDisposable, IDomainDataSet<T>, IPropertyContainer, IValidatable, Observer, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

GeneralDataSet, SampleGeneralDataSet

public interface IGeneralDataSet<T extends IGeneralElement>
extends IDomainDataSet<T>

General data set which is set of entities (IEntity) connected with relations (IManyToManyRelation). It can contain alone entities (without any associated relations) but each relation has to be associated with at least two entities.

Author:

AGH CAST Team

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface pl.edu.agh.cast.data.model.IDataSet

IDataSet.Properties

Field Summary

static Collection<Type>	ACCEPTED_TYPES Collection of element types accepted by this type of data set.
static Type	TYPE The type of IGeneralDataSet.

Method Summary

Collection<IEntity>	getEntities() Returns all entities contained in the data set.
Collection<IManyToManyRelation>	getRelations() Returns all relations (many-to-many) contained in the data set.

Methods inherited from interface pl.edu.agh.cast.data.model.domain.IDomainDataSet

getDescriptor, getSourceDate, getSourceDescription, getSourceName, setSourceDate, setSourceDescription, setSourceName

Methods inherited from interface pl.edu.agh.cast.data.model.IDataSet

addElement, addElements, addElements, addMetaPropertyManager, addMetaPropertyManagersForAcceptedTypes, getAcceptedTypes, getAssignableElements, getCreationDate, getElement, getElementCount, getElements, getElements, getElementTypes, getMetaPropertyManager, getMetaPropertyManagers, getName, getRegisteredTypes, removeElement, removeElement, removeElements, removeElements, setCreationDate, setElements, setName

Methods inherited from interface pl.edu.agh.cast.data.model.Identifiable

getId, getType

Methods inherited from interface pl.edu.agh.cast.data.model.property.IPropertyContainer

addProperty, getCustomProperties, getMetaPropertyManager, getPermanentProperties, getProperties, getProperty, getTransientProperties, matches, removeProperty, setProperty

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Observer

update

Methods inherited from interface pl.edu.agh.cast.common.IValidatable

isValid

Methods inherited from interface pl.edu.agh.cast.common.IDisposable

dispose

Field Detail

TYPE

static final Type TYPE

The type of IGeneralDataSet.

ACCEPTED_TYPES

static final Collection<Type> ACCEPTED_TYPES

Collection of element types accepted by this type of data set.

Method Detail

getEntities

Collection<IEntity> getEntities()

Returns all entities contained in the data set.

Returns:

collection of all entities from the data set; if data set contains no entities then an empty collection

getRelations

Collection<IManyToManyRelation> getRelations()

Returns all relations (many-to-many) contained in the data set.

Returns:

collection of all many-to-many relations from the data set; if data set contains no relations then an empty collection