EFactory.java

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package org.eclipse.edt.mof;

import java.util.Map;

import org.eclipse.edt.mof.impl.FactoryRegistryImpl;


public interface EFactory {
	
	public interface Registry extends Map<String, EFactory>{
		Registry INSTANCE = new FactoryRegistryImpl();
		
		EFactory getFactory(String packageName);
	}
	
	String getPackageName();
	void setPackageName(String name);
	
	EClassifier getTypeNamed(String typeName);
	
	EObject create(EClass type);
	EObject create(EClass type, boolean initialize);
	
	Object createFromString(EDataType datatype, String value);
	String convertToString(EDataType datatype, Object value);
	
}