net.sourceforge.nrl.parser.type
Interface ITypeMapping

All Known Implementing Classes:

TypeMapping, XmlTypeMapping

public interface ITypeMapping

A mapping from model elements to types. This is used for resolving model references to internal types from the NRLDataType class.

Method Summary

NRLDataType	getType(IAttribute attr) Map the type of an attribute to an internal abstract type.
NRLDataType	getType(IModelElement element) Map a model element to an internal, abstract type.

Method Detail

getType

NRLDataType getType(IAttribute attr)

Map the type of an attribute to an internal abstract type.

Parameters:

attr - the attribute

Returns:

an NRL type

getType

NRLDataType getType(IModelElement element)

Map a model element to an internal, abstract type. If the element is a classifier and not otherwise mapped, it maps to NRLDataType.ELEMENT.

Parameters:

element - the element

Returns:

an NRL type