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* Polyglotter (http://polyglotter.org)
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*
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*
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package org.modelspace;
/**
* An element contained in a {@link Model model}.
*/
public interface ModelElement {
/**
* @return the model element's absolute workspace path (never <code>null</code> or empty)
* @throws ModelspaceException
* if an error occurs
*/
String absolutePath() throws ModelspaceException;
/**
* @return this model element's enclosing model
* @throws ModelspaceException
* if an error occurs
*/
Model model() throws ModelspaceException;
/**
* @return the model element's path relative to its {@link Model model}
* @throws ModelspaceException
* if an error occurs
*/
String modelRelativePath() throws ModelspaceException;
/**
* @return the model element's name (never <code>null</code> or empty)
* @throws ModelspaceException
* if an error occurs
*/
String name() throws ModelspaceException;
}