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Interface SourceElement

All Known Subinterfaces:

Atom, AtomAttribute, AtomCoocurrence, AtomRelationship, Attribute, AttributeContext, ComponentHistory, Context, Coocurrence, CoocurrenceContext, Definition, Locator, MapObject, Mapping, Relationship, RelationshipAttribute, StringContext

All Known Implementing Classes:

AtomAttributeImpl, AtomCoocurrenceImpl, AtomImpl, AtomRelationshipImpl, AttributeContextImpl, AttributeImpl, ComponentHistoryImpl, ContextImpl, CoocurrenceContextImpl, CoocurrenceImpl, DefinitionImpl, LocatorImpl, MapObjectImpl, MappingImpl, PlaceholderAtom, RelationshipAttributeImpl, RelationshipImpl, SmallPlaceholderAtom, StringContextImpl

public interface SourceElement

Represents information about a data element asserted by a Source.

Author:

Brian Carlsen, Deborah Shapiro

Nested Class Summary

static class	SourceElement.BySourceComparator Sorts the sources.
static class	SourceElement.BySourceRestrictor Restricts based on Source.

Method Summary

Source	getSource() Returns the source for this SourceElement.
void	setSource(Source source) Sets the source for this SourceElement.

Method Detail

getSource

Source getSource()

Returns the source for this SourceElement.

Returns:

the Source

setSource

void setSource(Source source)

Sets the source for this SourceElement.

Parameters:

source - Source