org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary
Interface ClassDefinition

All Known Subinterfaces:

AspectDefinition, TypeDefinition

public interface ClassDefinition

Read-only definition of a Class.

Method Summary

java.util.Map	getAssociations() Fetch all associations for which this is a source type, including child associations.
java.util.Map	getChildAssociations() Fetch only child associations for which this is a source type.
java.util.List	getDefaultAspects()
java.util.Map	getDefaultValues()
java.lang.String	getDescription()
ModelDefinition	getModel()
QName	getName()
QName	getParentName()
java.util.Map	getProperties()
java.lang.String	getTitle()
boolean	isArchive()
boolean	isAspect()
boolean	isContainer()

Method Detail

getModel

ModelDefinition getModel()

Returns:

defining model

getName

QName getName()

Returns:

the qualified name of the class

getTitle

java.lang.String getTitle()

Returns:

the human-readable class title

getDescription

java.lang.String getDescription()

Returns:

the human-readable class description

getParentName

QName getParentName()

Returns:

the super class (or null, if this is the root)

isAspect

boolean isAspect()

Returns:

true => aspect, false => type

isArchive

boolean isArchive()

Returns:

Return true if the type should be archived on delete

getProperties

java.util.Map getProperties()

Returns:

the properties of the class, including inherited properties

getDefaultValues

java.util.Map getDefaultValues()

Returns:

a map containing the default property values, including inherited properties

getAssociations

java.util.Map getAssociations()

Fetch all associations for which this is a source type, including child associations.

Returns:

the associations including inherited ones

See Also:

ChildAssociationDefinition

isContainer

boolean isContainer()

Returns:

true => this class supports child associations

getChildAssociations

java.util.Map getChildAssociations()

Fetch only child associations for which this is a source type.

Returns:

all child associations applicable to this type, including those inherited from super types

getDefaultAspects

java.util.List getDefaultAspects()

Returns:

the default aspects associated with this type