<DIV>>>For example, if you want to find out if a class 'Derived' has multiple <BR>>>base classes, then you will specify one Derived pattern object, Derived, <BR>>>and two Base pattern objects: Base1, and Base2. Next connect Base1 and <BR>>>Derived, Base2 and Derived with pattern association representing the <BR>>>inheritance association. Finally, set the 'for all' attribute to false.<BR>>>This rule will find one match if class Derived has multiple base classes <BR>>>of type Base, because each Base pattern object gets bound to a separate <BR>>>unique Base class object in your input model. If Derived has 0 or 1 base <BR>>>class, the rule will find no match.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>I set the ForAll attribute to false. But when I have two or more multiple inheritance cases, it still returns one match. I want to get only one match in one case. For example If I have two cases, I want to get two matches. But if I set
this attribute to false, I always get one match although I get more than one multiple inheritance cases.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>I think in the second match base2 object pattern binds the base class which is binded by the base1 object pattern in the first match. And also in the second match base1 object pattern binds the base class which is binded by the base2 object pattern in the first match. Does the GReAt allows cross binding in multiple matches???<BR><BR><BR><B><I>Attila Vizhanyo <viza@isis.vanderbilt.edu></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">The myHouse1.mga model contains 6 Room-s and 7 AdjacentTo connections, 5 <BR>of which has doors.<BR>The rule effectively counts the number of AdjacentTo connections, and <BR>discards those with attribute 'hasDoor' set to false (see the HasDoor <BR>guard). Then for each match, the rule increments the Quantity counter in
<BR>OrderItem.<BR><BR>GReAT does not have any support for variable pattern cardinality, currently.<BR>But you can get the effect of fixed multiple pattern cardinality by <BR>using multiple pattern objects to specify the cardinality.<BR>The GReAT execution engine binds each pattern variable to a unique <BR>object in the input model.<BR><BR>For example, if you want to find out if a class 'Derived' has multiple <BR>base classes, then you will specify one Derived pattern object, Derived, <BR>and two Base pattern objects: Base1, and Base2. Next connect Base1 and <BR>Derived, Base2 and Derived with pattern association representing the <BR>inheritance association. Finally, set the 'for all' attribute to false.<BR>This rule will find one match if class Derived has multiple base classes <BR>of type Base, because each Base pattern object gets bound to a separate <BR>unique Base class object in your input model. If Derived has 0 or 1 base <BR>class, the rule will find no match.<BR><BR>The
limitation of this solution is that you cannot refer to the base <BR>classes using pattern objects, except Base1 and Base2, which two are <BR>selected in a non-deterministic manner.<BR>However, you can write UDM code to fetch all bases of class Derived in <BR>an Attribute Mapping block, eg:<BR>set< Base> bases= Derived.super_classes();<BR>subsitute super_classes with the role name of the inheritance association.<BR><BR>--Attila<BR><BR><BR><BR>Arda Göknil wrote:<BR><BR>> >>In the house2order example the MakeOrder3/MakeOrder rule has its<BR>> >>attribute "For All?" set to false, which means that the pattern <BR>> matching<BR>> >>stops after it found the first match. This is why the MakeOrder rule<BR>> >>will find only one room.<BR>> I mean the third rule in the House2Order example. In the second rule <BR>> the 'ForAll' attribute is set to false as you said. But in the third <BR>> rule, the ForAll attribute is not set to false and
the quantitiy <BR>> attribute of Order is calculated according to the number of the <BR>> matches and the attribute is five, not ten.<BR>> In my model, I have one parent class and two sub classes. When I run <BR>> my multiple inheritance pattern, I expected only one match but there <BR>> are two different matches. When I specify the pattern cardinality of <BR>> child classes as 2..* and the pattern cardinality of parent classes as <BR>> 1, I expect one parent class and at least two child class in one <BR>> match. If there is a second multiple inheritance case in the model, it <BR>> will return in the second match. And in my case when the number of the <BR>> child classes which are inherited from the same class increases, I <BR>> expect the number of the matches not to increase but it also increases.<BR>> Am I missing something?<BR>><BR>> */Attila Vizhanyo <VIZA@ISIS.VANDERBILT.EDU>/* wrote:<BR>><BR>> The pattern cardinality attribute
of pattern objects in GReAT has the<BR>> following semantics:<BR>> - the cardinality attribute set to 0 means negative application<BR>> condition, that is, the pattern matching returns true, if the<BR>> specified<BR>> pattern could not be found in the input graph.<BR>> - any other value than 0 corresponds to 'positive' application<BR>> condition, with no regard to pattern cardinality. The pattern<BR>> matching<BR>> returns true, if the specified pattern can be fou nd in the input<BR>> graph.<BR>><BR>> Therefore if you specify any non-zero pattern cardinality, the<BR>> pattern<BR>> matching will return with as many matches as many exists for the<BR>> given<BR>> input and pattern graph.<BR>><BR>> In the house2order example the MakeOrder3/MakeOrder rule has its<BR>> attribute "For All?" set to false, which means that the pattern<BR>> matching<BR>> stops after it found the first match. This is why the MakeOrder rule<BR>>
will find only one room.<BR>><BR>> HTH,<BR>> Attila<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Arda Göknil wrote:<BR>><BR>> > Hi Daniel,<BR>> > It helped me to fix my problem but now I have another problem. I am<BR>> > trying to implement a basic transformation between UML and Java<BR>> models<BR>> > based on very simple UML and Java meta models. In one of my<BR>> rules, I<BR>> > want to define the pattern of multiple inheritance. In my<BR>> structure, I<BR>> > have one class called parent class whose cardinality pattern is<BR>> 2..*<BR>> > and one class called child class whose cardinality pattern is 1.<BR>> These<BR>> > two classes are connected each other via an connection named<BR>> > Inheritance. But in the match of the rule, I have two matches<BR>> instead<BR>> > of one appropriate match for only one multiple inheritance case.<BR>> For<BR>> > example if the model has a parent class and two
subclasses, the<BR>> engine<BR>> > returns two matches.<BR>> > I am not sure about the use of cardinality patterns but when I read<BR>> > the Great User Manual, It does not include anything about the<BR>> use of<BR>> > cardinality patterns. In the House2Order example, there is two Room<BR>> > class in the House2Order example and there is only one match<BR>> insted of<BR>> > two matches if there is two room which have a room. Is it abour the<BR>> > cross productions or something else?<BR>> ><BR>> > */Daniel Balasubramanian /* wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > Hi Arda,<BR>> ><BR>> > That exception means that one of your input models cannot be<BR>> > opened properly, perhap s because you created it with a certain<BR>> > paradigm, and then somehow modified that paradigm. To correct the<BR>> > error, simply open both of the input models in GME, and it will<BR>> > give you a message saying
something like, "The model is not in the<BR>> > current paradigm, would you like to upgrade?" - say "Yes", and the<BR>> > model will be upgraded to the current paradigm. Save the model,<BR>> > then close GME, and try re-running your transformation. (Be sure<BR>> > to do this for all of your input models)<BR>> ><BR>> > Please let me know if this does not f ix the problem.<BR>> ><BR>> > Thanks,<BR>> > Daniel<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > -----Original Message-----<BR>> > From: great-users-bounces@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu on behalf of<BR>> > Arda Göknil<BR>> > Sent: Thu 11/24/2005 6:27 AM<BR>> > To: great-users<BR>> > Cc:<BR>> > Subject: [great-users] Re: problem about running the transformation<BR>> > Hi,<BR>> > I configure the path ("C:\Progra m Files\Microsoft Visual<BR>> > Studio\VC98\Bin"). And I can run the samples in GREAT but when I<BR>> > try
to invoke my example, I get an exception (Exception: Com<BR>> > Exception: The paradigm is not registered). Now what should I do???<BR>> ><BR>> > Attila Vizhanyo wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > Hi Arda,<BR>> ><BR>> > We have a great-users list, so please direct your great-related<BR>> > questions to great-users@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu.<BR>> ><BR>> > When you run the GReAT Master Interpreter make sure you have a<BR>> > valid config file name (with absolute path) specified in the top<BR>> > of the dialog.<BR>> > Use the “R” button to generate a config file path that points to<BR>> > the transformation folder.<BR>> > < BR>The problem is not necessarily related to the config file<BR>> > opening process.<BR>> > If you use GReAT with VC6, make sure that the location of<BR>> > vcvars32.bat is in path. (e.g. "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual<BR>> > Studio\VC98\Bin")<BR>> > If
you use GReAT with VC71, make sure that the location of<BR>> > vcvars32.bat is in path. (e.g. "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual<BR>> > Studio .NET 2003\Common7\Tools”)<BR>> ><BR>> > HTH,<BR>> > Attila<BR>> ><BR>> > -----Original Message-----<BR>> > From: gme-users-bounces@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu<BR>> > [mailto:gme-users-bounces@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu] On Behalf Of<BR>> > Arda Göknil<BR>> > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 3:34 AM<BR>> > To: gme-users<BR>> > Subject: [gme-users] problem about running the transformation<BR>> ><BR>> > Hi,<BR>> > I am trying to develop a transformation from UML models to Java<BR>> > models by using Great. (It is my first experience in GREAT.)<BR>> > When I interpret the transformation by using GreAt Master<BR>> > Interpreter, there is no problem. But when I try to invoke the<BR>> > Graph Rewrite Engine, a message box appears and
throws an<BR>> > exception. (Exception: Com Exception: File co uld not be opened).<BR>> > This exception is thrown when the engine is trying to load the<BR>> > NewConfiguration.mga. How can I solve this problem?<BR>> > And also when I try to to invoke the engine on the House2Order<BR>> > sample of Great, there is an error which tells to add /Vc98/bin<BR>> > directory to system path while the engine is trying to load the<BR>> > config.mga file.<BR>> ><BR>> > Arda Goknil<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > _____<BR>> ><BR>> > To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all<BR>> > new Yahoo! Security Centre.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > _____<BR>> ><BR>> > Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide<BR>> > with voicemail<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > great-users
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