package org.omg.uml.foundation.core;
/**
* A_association_connection association proxy interface.
*
* <p><em><strong>Note:</strong> This type should not be subclassed or implemented
* by clients. It is generated from a MOF metamodel and automatically implemented
* by MDR (see <a href="http://mdr.netbeans.org/">mdr.netbeans.org</a>).</em></p>
*/
public interface AAssociationConnection extends javax.jmi.reflect.RefAssociation {
/**
* Queries whether a link currently exists between a given pair of instance
* objects in the associations link set.
* @param association Value of the first association end.
* @param connection Value of the second association end.
* @return Returns true if the queried link exists.
*/
public boolean exists(org.omg.uml.foundation.core.UmlAssociation association, org.omg.uml.foundation.core.AssociationEnd connection);
/**
* Queries the instance object that is related to a particular instance object
* by a link in the current associations link set.
* @param connection Required value of the second association end.
* @return Related object or <code>null</code> if none exists.
*/
public org.omg.uml.foundation.core.UmlAssociation getAssociation(org.omg.uml.foundation.core.AssociationEnd connection);
/**
* Queries the instance objects that are related to a particular instance
* object by a link in the current associations link set.
* @param association Required value of the first association end.
* @return List of related objects.
*/
public java.util.List getConnection(org.omg.uml.foundation.core.UmlAssociation association);
/**
* Creates a link between the pair of instance objects in the associations
* link set.
* @param association Value of the first association end.
* @param connection Value of the second association end.
*/
public boolean add(org.omg.uml.foundation.core.UmlAssociation association, org.omg.uml.foundation.core.AssociationEnd connection);
/**
* Removes a link between a pair of instance objects in the current associations
* link set.
* @param association Value of the first association end.
* @param connection Value of the second association end.
*/
public boolean remove(org.omg.uml.foundation.core.UmlAssociation association, org.omg.uml.foundation.core.AssociationEnd connection);
}