org.eclipse.incquery.runtime.emf.helper

Class IncQueryRuntimeHelper

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.incquery.runtime.emf.helper.IncQueryRuntimeHelper

public class IncQueryRuntimeHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Helper functions for dealing with the EMF-IncQuery objects.

Since:

0.9

Author:

Abel Hegedus

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
IncQueryRuntimeHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EStructuralFeature	getFeature(java.lang.Object o, java.lang.String featureName) Get the structural feature with the given name of the given object.
static java.lang.String	getMessage(IPatternMatch match, java.lang.String messageFormat) Returns the message for the given match using the given format.
static java.lang.String	prettyPrintEMFType(java.lang.Object typeObject) Gives a human-readable name of an EMF type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

IncQueryRuntimeHelper

public IncQueryRuntimeHelper()

Method Detail

prettyPrintEMFType

public static java.lang.String prettyPrintEMFType(java.lang.Object typeObject)

Gives a human-readable name of an EMF type.

getFeature

public static org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EStructuralFeature getFeature(java.lang.Object o,
                                                                  java.lang.String featureName)

Get the structural feature with the given name of the given object.

Parameters:

o - the object (must be an EObject)

featureName - the name of the feature

Returns:

the EStructuralFeature of the object or null if it can not be found

getMessage

public static java.lang.String getMessage(IPatternMatch match,
                                          java.lang.String messageFormat)

Returns the message for the given match using the given format. The format string can refer to the value of parameter A of the match with $A$ and even access features of A (if it's an EObject), e.g. $A.id$.

If the selected parameter does not exist, the string "[no such parameter]" is added

If no feature is defined, but A has a feature called "name", then its value is used.

If the selected feature does not exist, A.toString() is added.

If the selected feature is null, the string "null" is added.