org.eclipse.emf.ecp.ui.view.swt.reference

Interface CreateNewModelElementStrategy

public interface CreateNewModelElementStrategy

A DefaultReferenceService customization strategy to add one or more new elements to a reference of an owner.

Since:

1.17

Author:

Lucas Koehler

See Also:

DefaultReferenceService

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	CreateNewModelElementStrategy.Provider Specific Bazaar vendor interface for add new model elements strategies.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static CreateNewModelElementStrategy	DEFAULT Default strategy that creates a new model element based on the sub classes of the reference type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Optional<org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject>	createNewModelElement(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject owner, org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EReference reference) Create a new model element in the reference of the given owner.

Field Detail

DEFAULT

static final CreateNewModelElementStrategy DEFAULT

Default strategy that creates a new model element based on the sub classes of the reference type. If there is more than one, a selection dialog is shown.

Method Detail

createNewModelElement

Optional<org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject> createNewModelElement(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject owner,
                                                              org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EReference reference)

Create a new model element in the reference of the given owner.

Parameters:

owner - The EObject that contains the reference

reference - The reference for which a new model element should be created

Returns:

The created model element or null if none was created