org.andromda.core.translation
Interface Translator

public interface Translator

Provides expression translation capabilities. Every expression translator must implement this interface.

Author:

Chad Brandon

Method Summary

Expression

translate(String translationLibrary, String expression, Object contextElement) Translates the expression into a translated Expression instance.

Method Detail

translate

public Expression translate(String translationLibrary,
                            String expression,
                            Object contextElement)

Translates the expression into a translated Expression instance.

Parameters:

translationLibrary - the library and translation to lookup perform the translation (i.e. sql.Oracle9i --> library to use would be "sql" and translation from the sql library would be 'Oracle9i').

contextElement - the optional element in the model to which the expression applies (the context element of an OCL expression for example).

expression - the expression (OCL, etc) to translate.

Returns:

Expression the expression containing the translated result.

See Also:

Expression