AssociationDefinition (Alfresco 5.0.3 Public API)

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Interface AssociationDefinition

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public interface AssociationDefinition

Read-only definition of an Association.

Method Summary
String	getDescription() Deprecated. The problem identified in MNT-413 will still exist
String	getDescription(MessageLookup messageLookup)
ModelDefinition	getModel()
QName	getName()
ClassDefinition	getSourceClass()
QName	getSourceRoleName()
ClassDefinition	getTargetClass()
QName	getTargetRoleName()
String	getTitle() Deprecated. The problem identified in MNT-413 will still exist
String	getTitle(MessageLookup messageLookup)
boolean	isChild() Is this a child association?
boolean	isProtected() Is this association maintained by the Repository?
boolean	isSourceMandatory() Is the source class optional in this association?
boolean	isSourceMany() Can there be many source class instances in this association?
boolean	isTargetMandatory() Is the target class optional in this association?
boolean	isTargetMandatoryEnforced() Is the target class is mandatory, it is enforced?
boolean	isTargetMany() Can there be many target class instances in this association?

Deprecated. The problem identified in MNT-413 will still exist

String getDescription()

Deprecated. The problem identified in MNT-413 will still exist

String getTitle(MessageLookup messageLookup)

the human-readable title

String getDescription(MessageLookup messageLookup)

the human-readable description

Is this a child association?

true => child, false => general relationship

boolean isProtected()

Is this association maintained by the Repository?

true => system maintained, false => client may maintain

ClassDefinition getSourceClass()

QName getSourceRoleName()

the role of the source class in this association?

boolean isSourceMandatory()

Is the source class optional in this association?

true => cardinality > 0

boolean isSourceMany()

Can there be many source class instances in this association?

true => cardinality > 1, false => cardinality of 0 or 1

ClassDefinition getTargetClass()

QName getTargetRoleName()

the role of the target class in this association?

boolean isTargetMandatory()

Is the target class optional in this association?

true => cardinality > 0

isTargetMandatoryEnforced

boolean isTargetMandatoryEnforced()

Is the target class is mandatory, it is enforced?

boolean isTargetMany()

Can there be many target class instances in this association?

true => cardinality > 1, false => cardinality of 0 or 1

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