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EcoreUtil.copy() for bidirectional references [message #1211604]

Tue, 26 November 2013 09:23

Eclipse User

EcoreUtil.copy() does not copy bidirectional links where both ends are not part of the copy, for good reasons.

However I have the following situation (very simplified):

Signal:
owner: -> SignalOwner; opposite outputs

SignalOwner:
outputs: 0..4-> Signal; opposite owner

Criteria -> SignalOwner:

Cause -> SignalOwner:
criterias: Cont.0..* -> Criteria

When I do a EcoreUtil.copy() (note: Signals are NOT contained in the copied section, everything else is) I get:

Cause are copied with their "outputs" Attribute empty (as expected because of bidirectional).

Criteria are not copied at all (this is NOT expected!) together with all its descendants (not shown above).

Is this behavior somehow expected?
What am I doing wrong?
In case it's not expected: where exactly I should debug to see what's going wrong?

TiA
Mauro

Re: EcoreUtil.copy() for bidirectional references [message #1211716 is a reply to message #1211604]

Tue, 26 November 2013 10:32

Eclipse User

Please disregard.
I had mistakenly marked "derived" criterias.
Sorry for the useless noise.
Mauro

On 26/11/2013 15:23, Mauro Condarelli wrote:
> EcoreUtil.copy() does not copy bidirectional links where both ends are not part of the copy, for good reasons.
>
> However I have the following situation (very simplified):
>
> Signal:
> owner: -> SignalOwner; opposite outputs
>
> SignalOwner:
> outputs: 0..4-> Signal; opposite owner
>
> Criteria -> SignalOwner:
>
>
>
> Cause -> SignalOwner:
> criterias: Cont.0..* -> Criteria
>
> When I do a EcoreUtil.copy() (note: Signals are NOT contained in the copied section, everything else is) I get:
>
> Cause are copied with their "outputs" Attribute empty (as expected because of bidirectional).
>
> Criteria are not copied at all (this is NOT expected!) together with all its descendants (not shown above).
>
> Is this behavior somehow expected?
> What am I doing wrong?
> In case it's not expected: where exactly I should debug to see what's going wrong?
>
> TiA
> Mauro

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