org.modelio.api.modelio.model

Interface IModelManipulationService

public interface IModelManipulationService

Model manipulation services.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
MObject	clone(MObject element) Clone the given element and attach it to the same parent.
java.util.List<MObject>	copyTo(java.util.Collection<? extends MObject> elements, MObject to) Copy the given elements under another one.
void	moveTo(java.util.Collection<? extends MObject> elements, MObject to) Move the given elements under another one.
void	moveTo(java.util.Collection<? extends MObject> elements, MObject to, MObject oldParentHint) Move the given elements under another one.

Method Detail

clone

MObject clone(MObject element)

Clone the given element and attach it to the same parent.

Parameters:

element - the element to clone

Returns:

the cloned element

copyTo

java.util.List<MObject> copyTo(java.util.Collection<? extends MObject> elements,
                               MObject to)

Copy the given elements under another one. The destination may be in the same project or another open project.

Parameters:

elements - The elements to copy.

to - The destination element

Returns:

The copied element for each element to copy.

moveTo

void moveTo(java.util.Collection<? extends MObject> elements,
            MObject to)

Move the given elements under another one. The destination must be in the same project.

Warning: do not use for elements having several parents like constraint, has it is equivalent to moveTo(elements, to, null).

Parameters:

elements - The elements to copy.

to - The destination element

moveTo

void moveTo(java.util.Collection<? extends MObject> elements,
            MObject to,
            MObject oldParentHint)

Move the given elements under another one. The destination must be in the same project.

Parameters:

elements - The elements to copy.

to - The destination element

oldParentHint - the old parent to detach the elements from. Mandatory for elements having several parents (like Constraint), optional otherwise.