org.objectweb.kilim.description
Interface TemplateElement

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

All Known Subinterfaces:

BasicElement, BasicNamedElement, NamedElement

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicNamedElementImpl, EventSource, InlinedElement, Instance, Reference, Slot, TemplateElementImpl

public interface TemplateElement

extends java.lang.Cloneable

Author:

horn This is the parent interface for all interfaces and classes corresponding to template elements

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() clones a template
TemplateDescription	getContainingTemplate() returns the template in which the element is defined.
java.util.Iterator	getTemplateDefHierarchy() returns as an iterator all templates in which an element has been defined and overloaded.
void	setContainingTemplate(TemplateDescription aTemplate) sets the template in which the element is defined.

Method Detail

getContainingTemplate

public TemplateDescription getContainingTemplate()

returns the template in which the element is defined.

Returns:

Template

setContainingTemplate

public void setContainingTemplate(TemplateDescription aTemplate)
                           throws KilimException

sets the template in which the element is defined.

Parameters:

aTemplate - : the template.

Throws:

KilimException - :

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

clones a template

Returns:

Object

getTemplateDefHierarchy

public java.util.Iterator getTemplateDefHierarchy()

returns as an iterator all templates in which an element has been defined and overloaded.

Returns:

Iterator