| Using static variables in OCL constraints [message #990466] |
Wed, 12 December 2012 10:41  |
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Hi,
I am trying to pass a static variable of a Java class that is not modeled with Ecore to an objects operation:
fixedPitchAngle._'in'(foo::bar::Units.m)
But I get the following error message:
java.lang.RuntimeException: org.eclipse.ocl.SemanticException: Unknown type ([foo, bar, Units])
Can I somehow import the namespace to use the variable or is it only possible to use Ecore-modeled data?
Regards,
Roland
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| Re: Using static variables in OCL constraints [message #990493 is a reply to message #990466] |
Wed, 12 December 2012 12:32  |
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Hi
You're on very shaky ground trying to use static properties in OCL.
The OCL 2.2 specification added them without any indication as to what
their semantics might be.
As you observe, Ecore does not support them although UML does.
So that I suspect that the Ecore-based Eclipse OCL functionalitry is
limited to at best parsing the concrete syntax.
The Pivot-based Eclipse OCL may be a little better since static
properties are now used to reify stereotypes at M2 rather than M3, but
that is a post-Juno change.
Similarly code generation has motivated a little reflective support for
Java types, but again post-Juno and probably not addressing your problem.
It would seem that your requirement could be supported by:
fixedPitchAngle._'in'('java:/foo.bar'::Units.m)
Would that solve it?
Today, it is probably easiest to introduce a bogus EClass such as
UnitsHelper with a non-static getM operation that you can hand-code to
do the access.
Regards
Ed Willink
On 12/12/2012 15:41, Roland S. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to pass a static variable of a Java class that is not
> modeled with Ecore to an objects operation:
>
> fixedPitchAngle._'in'(foo::bar::Units.m)
>
> But I get the following error message:
>
> java.lang.RuntimeException: org.eclipse.ocl.SemanticException: Unknown
> type ([foo, bar, Units])
>
>
> Can I somehow import the namespace to use the variable or is it only
> possible to use Ecore-modeled data?
>
> Regards,
> Roland
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| Re: Using static variables in OCL constraints [message #990694 is a reply to message #990466] |
Wed, 12 December 2012 12:32 |
| Eclipse User |
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Hi
You're on very shaky ground trying to use static properties in OCL.
The OCL 2.2 specification added them without any indication as to what
their semantics might be.
As you observe, Ecore does not support them although UML does.
So that I suspect that the Ecore-based Eclipse OCL functionalitry is
limited to at best parsing the concrete syntax.
The Pivot-based Eclipse OCL may be a little better since static
properties are now used to reify stereotypes at M2 rather than M3, but
that is a post-Juno change.
Similarly code generation has motivated a little reflective support for
Java types, but again post-Juno and probably not addressing your problem.
It would seem that your requirement could be supported by:
fixedPitchAngle._'in'('java:/foo.bar'::Units.m)
Would that solve it?
Today, it is probably easiest to introduce a bogus EClass such as
UnitsHelper with a non-static getM operation that you can hand-code to
do the access.
Regards
Ed Willink
On 12/12/2012 15:41, Roland S. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to pass a static variable of a Java class that is not
> modeled with Ecore to an objects operation:
>
> fixedPitchAngle._'in'(foo::bar::Units.m)
>
> But I get the following error message:
>
> java.lang.RuntimeException: org.eclipse.ocl.SemanticException: Unknown
> type ([foo, bar, Units])
>
>
> Can I somehow import the namespace to use the variable or is it only
> possible to use Ecore-modeled data?
>
> Regards,
> Roland
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