uk.ac.ucl.cs.uml.jmi.BehavioralElements.UseCases
Interface UseCase

All Superinterfaces:

Classifier, Element, ExtObject, GeneralizableElement, ModelElement, Namespace, javax.jmi.reflect.RefBaseObject, javax.jmi.reflect.RefFeatured, javax.jmi.reflect.RefObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

UseCase_Impl

public interface UseCase
extends Classifier

The use case construct is used to define the behavior of a system or other semantic entity without revealing the entity's internal structure. Each use case specifies a sequence of actions, including variants, that the entity can perform, interacting with actors of the entity. In the metamodel, UseCase is a subclass of Classifier, specifying the sequences of actions performed by an instance of the UseCase. The actions include changes of the state and communications with the environment of the UseCase. The sequences can be described using many different techniques, like Operation and Methods, ActivityGraphs, and StateMachines. There may be Associations between UseCases and the Actors of the UseCases. Such an Association states that an instance of the UseCase and a user playing one of the roles of the Actor communicate. UseCases may be related to other UseCases by Extend, Include, and Generalization relationships. An Include relationship means that a UseCase includes the behavior described in another UseCase, while an Extend relationship implies that a UseCase may extend the behavior described in another UseCase, ruled by a condition. Generalization between UseCases means that the child is a more specific form of the parent. The child inherits all Features and Associations of the parent, and may add new Features and Associations. The realization of a UseCase may be specified by a set of Collaborations; that is, the Collaborations define how Instances in the system interact to perform the sequences of the UseCase.

Method Summary

Collection	getExtend()
Collection	getExtensionPoint()
Collection	getInclude()

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.uml.jmi.Foundation.Core.Classifier

allAssociations, allAttributes, allFeatures, allMethods, allOperations, associations, getAssociation, getFeature, getPowertypeRange, getSpecifiedEnd, getTypedFeature, getTypedParameter, oppositeAssociationEnds

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.uml.jmi.Foundation.Core.GeneralizableElement

getGeneralization, getIsAbstract, getIsLeaf, getIsRoot, getSpecialization, setIsAbstract, setIsLeaf, setIsRoot

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.uml.jmi.Foundation.Core.ModelElement

getAsArgument, getBehavior, getClientDependency, getComment, getConstraint, getContainer, getDefaultElement, getIsSpecification, getName, getNamespace, getPackage, getPresentation, getReferenceTag, getSourceFlow, getStereotype, getSupplierDependency, getTaggedValue, getTargetFlow, getTemplate, getTemplateArgument, getTemplateParameter, getVisibility, setDefaultElement, setIsSpecification, setName, setNamespace, setTemplate, setVisibility

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.emofocl.jmi.reflect.extended.ExtObject

extAddObjectListener, extDeepCopy, extDeepCopy, extEquals, extRemoveObjectListener, extValueHash, extVisit

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefObject

refClass, refDelete, refImmediateComposite, refIsInstanceOf, refOutermostComposite

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefFeatured

refGetValue, refGetValue, refInvokeOperation, refInvokeOperation, refSetValue, refSetValue

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefBaseObject

equals, hashCode, refImmediatePackage, refMetaObject, refMofId, refOutermostPackage, refVerifyConstraints

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.uml.jmi.Foundation.Core.Namespace

allContents, getAllSurroundingNamespaces, getAllVisibleElements, getContents, getOwnedElement

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.uml.jmi.Foundation.Core.ModelElement

getAsArgument, getBehavior, getClientDependency, getComment, getConstraint, getContainer, getDefaultElement, getIsSpecification, getName, getNamespace, getPackage, getPresentation, getReferenceTag, getSourceFlow, getStereotype, getSupplierDependency, getTaggedValue, getTargetFlow, getTemplate, getTemplateArgument, getTemplateParameter, getVisibility, setDefaultElement, setIsSpecification, setName, setNamespace, setTemplate, setVisibility

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.emofocl.jmi.reflect.extended.ExtObject

extAddObjectListener, extDeepCopy, extDeepCopy, extEquals, extRemoveObjectListener, extValueHash, extVisit

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefObject

refClass, refDelete, refImmediateComposite, refIsInstanceOf, refOutermostComposite

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefFeatured

refGetValue, refGetValue, refInvokeOperation, refInvokeOperation, refSetValue, refSetValue

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefBaseObject

equals, hashCode, refImmediatePackage, refMetaObject, refMofId, refOutermostPackage, refVerifyConstraints

Method Detail

getExtend

Collection getExtend()
                     throws javax.jmi.reflect.JmiException

Throws:

javax.jmi.reflect.JmiException

getExtensionPoint

Collection getExtensionPoint()
                             throws javax.jmi.reflect.JmiException

Throws:

javax.jmi.reflect.JmiException

getInclude

Collection getInclude()
                      throws javax.jmi.reflect.JmiException

Throws:

javax.jmi.reflect.JmiException