/* $Id: MultiplicityNotation.java 18636 2010-08-12 08:08:19Z mvw $
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package org.argouml.notation.providers;
import org.argouml.model.Model;
import org.argouml.notation.NotationProvider;
/**
* This abstract class forms the basis of all Notation providers
* for the text shown in the Fig that represents a Multiplicity.
* Subclass this for all languages. <p>
*
* This NotationProvider is a bit special, in that it does not
* generate for the given UML element, but for its multiplicity.
*
* @author Michiel
*/
public abstract class MultiplicityNotation extends NotationProvider {
/**
* The constructor.
*
* @param multiplicityOwner the UML element that has a Multiplicity
*/
public MultiplicityNotation(Object multiplicityOwner) {
// If this fails, then there is a problem...
// dthompson 29/12/2008: It seems that the returned value is
// irrelevant here, so I assume that the purpose of this call
// is just to throw an exception in case of a problem.
/* mvw: Indeed. The intention of the constructor parameter is to prove
* that there is a valid UML object to bind the notation to.
* So, the next statement should fail on a null parameter,
* and on anything that is not an object of which
* we can retrieve the multiplicity. */
Model.getFacade().getMultiplicity(multiplicityOwner);
}
}