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[EMF] Get element name of an EObject [message #1058252]

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:12

Dhanya M

Messages: 19
Registered: April 2013

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Hi,

Is there a possibility to get the XML element name of an EObject.
I used eObject.eClass().getName(). But in cases where xml structure is with xsi types, it gives the specific type instead of the generic element.

Eg: I have an xml tag <GENERIC attr1="String" xsi:type="SPECIFIC"/>

When i do eObject.eClass().getName() I get SPECIFIC. However i need GENERIC as the value.

Thanks.
Regards,
Dhanya

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Re: [EMF] Get element name of an EObject [message #1058300 is a reply to message #1058252]

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:48

Pierre-Charles David

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Registered: July 2009

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Try eObject.eContainingFeature().getName().

The XML tag name does not correspond to a type name but to the name of the (containment) feature through which the parent element/object contains this one.

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Re: [EMF] Get element name of an EObject [message #1058335 is a reply to message #1058300]

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:07

Ed Merks

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Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Yes, or more generally, to get the actual XML name if there is extended
metadata, and to deal with features in feature maps, you'd to use
ExtendedMetaData.INSTANCE.getName(eObject.eContainmentFeature()).

On 13/05/2013 3:48 PM, Pierre-Charles David wrote:
> Try eObject.eContainingFeature().getName().
>
> The XML tag name does not correspond to a type name but to the name of
> the (containment) feature through which the parent element/object
> contains this one.
>

Ed Merks
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Re: [EMF] Get element name of an EObject [message #1058418 is a reply to message #1058335]

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:46

Dhanya M

Messages: 19
Registered: April 2013

Junior Member

Thanks.

eObject.eContainingFeature().getName() gives me the type name. In the eg: gENERIC
and
ExtendedMetaData.INSTANCE.getName(eObject.eContainmentFeature()) gives me the XML tag name GENERIC

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