com.ibm.xtools.comparemerge.emf.delta

Interface Location

All Superinterfaces:

org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject, org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Notifier, Printable

All Known Subinterfaces:

CrossResourceEObjectLocation, EAnnotationLocation, EObjectLocation, ResourceLocation

All Known Implementing Classes:

CrossResourceEObjectLocationImpl, EAnnotationLocationImpl, EObjectLocationImpl, LocationImpl, ResourceLocationImpl

public interface Location
extends org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject, Printable

A location encapsulates one particular place in a resource that a delta can be identified.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EStructuralFeature	getFeature() Returns the feature in the object if there is one.
java.lang.String	getFeatureId() Returns a unique ID for this location's feature.
java.lang.String	getId() Returns a unique ID for this location.
int	getIndex() Returns the index in the feature.
org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject	getObject() Returns the container of the location.
java.lang.String	getObjectMatchingId() Returns the matching ID of the object of the location if there is one.
LocationType	getType() Returns the LocationType of this location
void	setObject(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject eObject) Sets the eObject.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject

eAllContents, eClass, eContainer, eContainingFeature, eContainmentFeature, eContents, eCrossReferences, eGet, eGet, eInvoke, eIsProxy, eIsSet, eResource, eSet, eUnset

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Notifier

eAdapters, eDeliver, eNotify, eSetDeliver

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.xtools.comparemerge.emf.delta.util.Printable

print

Method Detail

getType

LocationType getType()

Returns the LocationType of this location

Returns:

the location type

getObject

org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject getObject()

Returns the container of the location.

Returns:

the container

setObject

void setObject(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject eObject)

Sets the eObject.

Parameters:

eObject - an eObject

getObjectMatchingId

java.lang.String getObjectMatchingId()

Returns the matching ID of the object of the location if there is one.

Returns:

the object matching ID, or null

getFeature

org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EStructuralFeature getFeature()

Returns the feature in the object if there is one.

Returns:

the feature, or null

getFeatureId

java.lang.String getFeatureId()

Returns a unique ID for this location's feature.

Returns:

a feature ID

getId

java.lang.String getId()

Returns a unique ID for this location.

Returns:

a unique ID

getIndex

int getIndex()

Returns the index in the feature.

Returns:

the index