Package com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.meta

Interface IMetaAssociation

  • public interface IMetaAssociation
    Represents the type of an association member of an entity (IMetaObject).

    • Method Detail

      • getChild

        IMetaObject getChild()
        Returns the meta-object for the child of this association type.
        Returns:
        the meta-object

      • getDeleteBehaviourParent

        IMetaAssociation.DeleteBehaviourParent getDeleteBehaviourParent()
        Returns the delete behaviour for parent deletion of this association type.
        Returns:
        the delete behaviour

      • getDeleteBehaviourParentMessageKey

        java.lang.String getDeleteBehaviourParentMessageKey()
        Returns the message key for the parent's delete behaviour.
        Returns:
        the message key

      • getDeleteBehaviourChild

        IMetaAssociation.DeleteBehaviourChild getDeleteBehaviourChild()
        Returns the delete behaviour for child deletion of this association type.
        Returns:
        the delete behaviour

      • getDeleteBehaviourChildMessageKey

        java.lang.String getDeleteBehaviourChildMessageKey()
        Returns the message key for the child's delete behaviour.
        Returns:
        the message key

      • getName

        java.lang.String getName()
        Returns the name of this association type.
        Returns:
        the name

      • getOwner

        IMetaAssociation.AssociationOwner getOwner()
        Returns the owner of this association type.
        Returns:
        DEFAULT for unidirectional associations, BOTH for bidirectional ones

      • getParent

        IMetaObject getParent()
        Returns the meta-object for the parent of this association type.
        Returns:
        the meta-object

      • getType

        IMetaAssociation.AssociationType getType()
        Returns the type of this association type.
        Returns:
        REFERENCE for 'to-one' associations, REFERENCE_SET for 'to-many' associations

      • hasMetaDataAccess

        boolean hasMetaDataAccess​(IContext context)
        Returns whether the specified context has access to this association type.
        Parameters:
        context - the context to check
        Returns:
        true if the context has access, false otherwise

      • getModelGUID

        java.util.UUID getModelGUID()
        Returns the identifier of the modeled association which is the base of this association type.
        Returns:
        the identifier of the modeled association