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/*  This code generated by:
 *      Author : thomas
 *      Date   : Fri Jun 20 2003
 */



#ifndef CODEPARAMETER_H
#define CODEPARAMETER_H


#include "umlnamespace.h"
#include "codecomment.h"

/**
  * class CodeParameter
  * A parameter on some type of code.
  */

class ClassifierCodeDocument;
class UMLObject;

class CodeParameter : public TQObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
  TQ_OBJECT
public:

    // Constructors/Destructors
    //

    /**
     * Empty Constructor
     */
    CodeParameter ( ClassifierCodeDocument * doc, UMLObject * parentObj );

    /**
     * Empty Destructor
     */
    virtual ~CodeParameter ( );

    // Public attributes
    //

    // Public attribute accessor methods
    //

    /**
     * Get the parent Code Document
     */
    ClassifierCodeDocument * getParentDocument ( );

    /**
     * Get the parent UMLObject
     */
    UMLObject * getParentObject ( );

    /**
      * Utility method. Get the value of parent abstract value.
      * @return the value
      */
    bool getAbstract ( );

    /**
     * Utility method. Get the value of parent Static
     * Whether or not this is static.
     * @return the value
     */
    bool getStatic ( );

    /**
     * The name of this code parameter.
     * @return the value of parameter name
     */
    TQString getName ( ) const;

    /**
     * Get the value of m_typeName
     * the typeName of this parameters (e.g. boolean, int, etc or perhaps Class name of
     * an object)
     * @return the value of m_typeName
     */
    virtual TQString getTypeName ( );

    /**
     * Get the value of m_visibility
     * The visibility of this code parameter.
     * @return the value of m_visibility
     */
    Uml::Visibility getVisibility ( ) const;

    /**
     * Set the value of m_initialValue
     * The initial value of this code parameter
     * @param new_var the new value of m_initialValue
     */
    virtual void setInitialValue ( const TQString &new_var );

    /**
     * Get the value of m_initialValue
     * The initial value of this code parameter
     * @return the value of m_initialValue
     */
    virtual TQString getInitialValue ( );

    /**
     * Set a Comment
     */
    void setComment ( CodeComment * comment );

    /**
     * get any Comment object on this
     */
    CodeComment * getComment ( );

    // the id of this parameter is the same as the parent UMLObject id.
    TQString getID ();

protected:

    virtual void updateContent() = 0;

    /** set attributes of the node that represents this class
     * in the XMI document.
     */
    virtual void setAttributesOnNode ( TQDomDocument & doc, TQDomElement & blockElement);

    /** set the class attributes of this object from
     * the passed element node.
     */
    virtual void setAttributesFromNode ( TQDomElement & element);

private:

    ClassifierCodeDocument * m_parentDocument;
    UMLObject * m_parentObject;
    CodeComment * m_comment;

    // The initial value of this code parameter
    TQString m_initialValue;

    void initFields ( ClassifierCodeDocument * doc, UMLObject * obj);

public slots:

    void syncToParent ();

};

#endif // CODEPARAMETER_H
