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Navigating a non-navigable (one way) association [message #694498]

Fri, 08 July 2011 13:54

Mark Sluser
Messages: 15
Registered: June 2011
Location: Calgary

Junior Member

I have the following XML model:


MultiBlock
     Block
          BlockDef
               Parameters
                    Parameter
          EmbBlocks
               Block
                    BlockDef
               Block
                    BlockDef

Block must contain BlockDef
Block can contain EmbBlocks
EmbBlocks can contain Block

I want to select all the Block objects contained in the EmbBlock object if the top level BlockDef has certain values.

I was trying

context MultiBlock
block.embBlocks->excluding(null).block->select(this.block.blockDef.templateName='SYSTEM:CPM200')

but this fails.

Evaluating:
block.embBlocks->excluding(null).block->select(this.block.blockDef.templateName='SYSTEM:CPM200')
Results:
Parsing failure
null
Unresolved property 'block' for 'unknown-type'
Unresolved property 'embBlocks' for 'OclInvalid'
Unresolved property 'block' for 'Set<OclInvalid>'
Unresolved property 'this' for 'Bag<OclInvalid>'
Unresolved property 'block' for 'OclInvalid'
Unresolved property 'blockDef' for 'OclInvalid'
Unresolved property 'templateName' for 'OclInvalid'
Unresolved property 'block' for 'Bag<OclInvalid>'

Because the model is XML it does not contain opposite navigations
IE, I can't navigate from BlockDef up to its container Block.

Does OCL have the capability to select objects based on a condition that must be computed from on a non-navigable (one way) association? How do I reference back to the starting context?

I was thinking:

context MultiBlock
block.embBlocks->excluding(null).block->select(<<embBlocks_opposite>>.<<block_opposite>>.block.blockDef.templateName='SYSTEM:CPM200')

what would be a query that works?

This query is going to feed a QVTO transform.

Thank you,

-Mark

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Re: Navigating a non-navigable (one way) association [message #694528 is a reply to message #694498]

Fri, 08 July 2011 15:08

Ed Willink
Messages: 3153
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi

Navigation of unnavigable opposites is an optional compliance point for OCL.

This is available from the Indigo release onwards. See "Customizing
Hidden Opposite Lookup and Navigation" in the OCL Documentation.

Navigation of hidden opposites can be expensive. It is usually better to
build a source match in an alternate order that is better defined.

Regards

Ed Willink

On 08/07/2011 18:54, Mark Sluser wrote:
> I have the following XML model:
>
>
>
> MultiBlock
> Block
> BlockDef
> Parameters
> Parameter
> EmbBlocks
> Block
> BlockDef
> Block
> BlockDef
>
>
>
>
> Block must contain BlockDef
> Block can contain EmbBlocks
> EmbBlocks can contain Block
>
>
> I want to select all the Block objects contained in the EmbBlock
> object if the top level BlockDef has certain values.
>
> I was trying
>
>
> context MultiBlock
> block.embBlocks->excluding(null).block->select(this.block.blockDef.templateName='SYSTEM:CPM200')
>
>
>
>
> but this fails.
>
>
> Evaluating:
> block.embBlocks->excluding(null).block->select(this.block.blockDef.templateName='SYSTEM:CPM200')
>
> Results:
> Parsing failure
> null
> Unresolved property 'block' for 'unknown-type'
> Unresolved property 'embBlocks' for 'OclInvalid'
> Unresolved property 'block' for 'Set<OclInvalid>'
> Unresolved property 'this' for 'Bag<OclInvalid>'
> Unresolved property 'block' for 'OclInvalid'
> Unresolved property 'blockDef' for 'OclInvalid'
> Unresolved property 'templateName' for 'OclInvalid'
> Unresolved property 'block' for 'Bag<OclInvalid>'
>
>
>
> Because the model is XML it does not contain opposite navigations
> IE, I can't navigate from BlockDef up to its container Block.
>
> Does OCL have the capability to select objects based on a condition
> that must be computed from on a non-navigable (one way) association?
> How do I reference back to the starting context?
>
> I was thinking:
>
>
> context MultiBlock
> block.embBlocks->excluding(null).block->select(<<embBlocks_opposite>>.<<block_opposite>>.block.blockDef.templateName='SYSTEM:CPM200')
>
>
>
>
>
> what would be a query that works?
>
> This query is going to feed a QVTO transform.
>
> Thank you,
>
> -Mark

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Re: Navigating a non-navigable (one way) association [message #694547 is a reply to message #694528]

Fri, 08 July 2011 15:48

Mark Sluser
Messages: 15
Registered: June 2011
Location: Calgary

Junior Member

Thank you Ed for your reply.

Can you make some suggestions on how I might get a collection of objects that depend on the attributes of parent node or sibling?

Something in XPath would be

select="Block/EmbBlocks/Block[../../BlockDef/templateName='SYSTEM:CPM200']"

Thank you,

-Mark

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Re: Navigating a non-navigable (one way) association [message #694554 is a reply to message #694547]

Fri, 08 July 2011 15:57

Ed Willink
Messages: 3153
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi Mark

Try "select()" and "or".

Regards

Ed Willink

On 08/07/2011 20:48, Mark Sluser wrote:
> Thank you Ed for your reply.
>
> Can you make some suggestions on how I might get a collection of
> objects that depend on the attributes of parent node or sibling?
>
> Something in XPath would be
>
> select="Block/EmbBlocks/Block[../../BlockDef/templateName='SYSTEM:CPM200']"
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> -Mark
>
>
>
>

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Re: Navigating a non-navigable (one way) association [message #694562 is a reply to message #694554]

Fri, 08 July 2011 16:46

Mark Sluser
Messages: 15
Registered: June 2011
Location: Calgary

Junior Member

Ahhh I get it.

Here is my new query:

context MultiBlock
block->select(blockDef.templateName='SYSTEM:CPM200').embBlocks.block.blockDef

Thank you for your help.

I am just new to this OCL thing and I have 10s of hours trying to figure out what is possible or not worth its time. Ed you helped me understand that what I was doing was possible with OCL so thank you.

-Mark

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