kaapo.project
Class Connection

java.lang.Object
  kaapo.Observable
      kaapo.project.ProjectComponent
          kaapo.project.DiagramComponent
              kaapo.project.Connection

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Association, DataFlow, Dependency, Generalization

public abstract class Connection
extends DiagramComponent

Abstract base class for connections. Concrete connection types inherit from this class.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class kaapo.project.DiagramComponent

DiagramComponent.ComponentType

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class kaapo.project.ProjectComponent

ProjectComponent.ObservableMessage

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class kaapo.project.ProjectComponent

attributeMap, attributePanel

Constructor Summary

Connection()

Method Summary

DiagramComponent.ComponentType	getComponentType() Get the basic type of the diagram component (element or connection).
boolean	getIsDirect() Tell whether the connection goes directly from end point to start point or has multiple segments.
boolean	isElement() Tell whether the diagram component is an element or a connection.

Methods inherited from class kaapo.project.DiagramComponent

buildDCGraphics, canMove, canResize, getLargeIcon

Methods inherited from class kaapo.project.ProjectComponent

addAttribute, addAttribute, buildAttributePanel, getAttribute, getAttributeMap, getAttributePanel, getSmallIcon, getTypeName, hasAttribute, removeAttribute, setAttribute

Methods inherited from class kaapo.Observable

addObserver, notifyObservers, notifyObservers, removeAllObservers, removeObserver, setChanged

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Connection

public Connection()

Method Detail

getIsDirect

public boolean getIsDirect()

Tell whether the connection goes directly from end point to start point or has multiple segments.

Returns:

True if connection is direct, false if connection has multiple segments.

isElement

public boolean isElement()

Description copied from class: DiagramComponent

Tell whether the diagram component is an element or a connection.

Specified by:

isElement in class DiagramComponent

Returns:

True if element, false if connection.

getComponentType

public DiagramComponent.ComponentType getComponentType()

Description copied from class: DiagramComponent

Get the basic type of the diagram component (element or connection).

Specified by:

getComponentType in class DiagramComponent

Returns:

Basic type