public interface BpmnMessage extends BpmnSharedElement
A Message represents the content of a communication between two Participants. In BPMN 2.0, a Message is a graphical object (it was a supporting element in BPMN 1.2). An ItemDefinition is used to specify the Message structure.
In a Process that is not used in a Collaboration, the communication is not displayed, but a Message can be defined for Activities that send and receive Messages (such as a Send Task). Note that the display of Messages in a Process, Collaboration, or Choreography is optional.
Ownership:
 A message belongs to a collaboration
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static java.lang.String | 
MNAME
The metaclass simple name. 
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static java.lang.String | 
MQNAME
The metaclass qualified name. 
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
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BpmnCollaboration | 
getCollaboration()
Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->Collaboration'
 
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<any> | 
getEventDefinition()
Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->EventDefinition'
 
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<T extends BpmnMessageEventDefinition> | 
getEventDefinition(java.lang.Class<T> filterClass)
Filtered Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->EventDefinition'
 
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<any> | 
getInputMessage()
Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->InputMessage'
 
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<T extends BpmnOperation> | 
getInputMessage(java.lang.Class<T> filterClass)
Filtered Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->InputMessage'
 
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BpmnItemDefinition | 
getItemRef()
Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->ItemRef'
 
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<any> | 
getMessageFlow()
Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->MessageFlow'
 
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<T extends BpmnMessageFlow> | 
getMessageFlow(java.lang.Class<T> filterClass)
Filtered Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->MessageFlow'
 
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<any> | 
getOutputMessage()
Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->OutputMessage'
 
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<T extends BpmnOperation> | 
getOutputMessage(java.lang.Class<T> filterClass)
Filtered Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->OutputMessage'
 
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<any> | 
getReceiver()
Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->Receiver'
 
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<T extends BpmnReceiveTask> | 
getReceiver(java.lang.Class<T> filterClass)
Filtered Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->Receiver'
 
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<any> | 
getSender()
Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->Sender'
 
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<T extends BpmnSendTask> | 
getSender(java.lang.Class<T> filterClass)
Filtered Getter for relation 'BpmnMessage->Sender'
 
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void | 
setCollaboration(BpmnCollaboration value)
Setter for relation 'BpmnMessage->Collaboration'
 
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void | 
setItemRef(BpmnItemDefinition value)
Setter for relation 'BpmnMessage->ItemRef'
 
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getOwner, setOwnergetBpmnContext, getIncomingAssoc, getIncomingAssoc, getIncomingFlow, getIncomingFlow, getOutgoingAssoc, getOutgoingAssoc, getOutgoingFlow, getOutgoingFlow, getPartitionedLaneRefs, getPartitionedLaneRefsaddStereotype, getAttached, getAttached, getDependsOnDependency, getDependsOnDependency, getDescriptor, getDescriptor, getExtension, getExtension, getImpactDependsOn, getImpactDependsOn, getImpactedDependency, getImpactedDependency, getImpactImpacted, getImpactImpacted, getLocalProperties, getLocalProperty, getMatrix, getMatrix, getName, getNote, getNote, getNote, getNoteContent, getNoteContent, getNoteContent, getProduct, getProduct, getProperties, getProperties, getProperties, getProperties, getProperties, getProperty, getProperty, getProperty, getProperty, getStereotype, getTag, getTag, getTag, getTag, getTag, getTagValue, getTagValue, getTagValue, getTagValues, getTagValues, getTagValues, isStereotyped, isStereotyped, isTagged, isTagged, isTagged, putNoteContent, putNoteContent, putNoteContent, putTagValue, putTagValue, putTagValue, putTagValues, putTagValues, putTagValues, removeNotes, removeNotes, removeNotes, removeStereotypes, removeTags, removeTags, removeTags, setLocalProperties, setLocalProperty, setName, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setPropertygetAddedToQuery, getAddedToQuery, getCausedImpact, getCausedImpact, getDiagramElement, getDiagramElementaccept, delete, getCompositionChildren, getCompositionOwner, getMClass, getStatus, getUuid, isDeleted, isModifiable, isShell, isValid, mGet, mGet, mSetstatic final java.lang.String MNAME
static final java.lang.String MQNAME
<any> getOutputMessage()
<T extends BpmnOperation> java.util.List<T> getOutputMessage(java.lang.Class<T> filterClass)
BpmnItemDefinition getItemRef()
void setItemRef(BpmnItemDefinition value)
<any> getEventDefinition()
<T extends BpmnMessageEventDefinition> java.util.List<T> getEventDefinition(java.lang.Class<T> filterClass)
<any> getSender()
<T extends BpmnSendTask> java.util.List<T> getSender(java.lang.Class<T> filterClass)
<any> getInputMessage()
<T extends BpmnOperation> java.util.List<T> getInputMessage(java.lang.Class<T> filterClass)
<any> getReceiver()
<T extends BpmnReceiveTask> java.util.List<T> getReceiver(java.lang.Class<T> filterClass)
<any> getMessageFlow()
<T extends BpmnMessageFlow> java.util.List<T> getMessageFlow(java.lang.Class<T> filterClass)
BpmnCollaboration getCollaboration()
void setCollaboration(BpmnCollaboration value)