RelationType (Java SE 12 & JDK 12 )

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

RelationTypeSupport
```
public interface RelationType
extends Serializable
```
The RelationType interface has to be implemented by any class expected to represent a relation type.

Since:

1.5

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getRelationTypeName()`	Returns the relation type name.
`RoleInfo`	`getRoleInfo(String roleInfoName)`	Returns the role info (RoleInfo object) for the given role info name (null if not found).
`List<RoleInfo>`	`getRoleInfos()`	Returns the list of role definitions (ArrayList of RoleInfo objects).

- Method Detail
  - getRelationTypeName
```
String getRelationTypeName()
```
    Returns the relation type name.
    
    Returns:
    
    the relation type name.
  - getRoleInfos
```
List<RoleInfo> getRoleInfos()
```
    Returns the list of role definitions (ArrayList of RoleInfo objects).
    
    Returns:
    
    an ArrayList of RoleInfo.
  - getRoleInfo
```
RoleInfo getRoleInfo(String roleInfoName)
              throws IllegalArgumentException,
                     RoleInfoNotFoundException
```
    Returns the role info (RoleInfo object) for the given role info name (null if not found).
    
    Parameters:
    
    roleInfoName - role info name
    
    Returns:
    
    RoleInfo object providing role definition does not exist
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if null parameter
    
    RoleInfoNotFoundException - if no role info with that name in relation type.