svn commit: r13246 - branches/gsoc2007/b00__1/model-euml/src/org/argouml/model/euml/UMLUtil.java

Author: b00__1
Date: 2007-08-05 05:21:44-0700
New Revision: 13246

Modified:
   branches/gsoc2007/b00__1/model-euml/src/org/argouml/model/euml/UMLUtil.java

Log:
Add a description method for UML elements

Modified: branches/gsoc2007/b00__1/model-euml/src/org/argouml/model/euml/UMLUtil.java
Url: http://argouml.tigris.org/source/browse/argouml/branches/gsoc2007/b00__1/model-euml/src/org/argouml/model/euml/UMLUtil.java?view=diff&rev=13246&p1=branches/gsoc2007/b00__1/model-euml/src/org/argouml/model/euml/UMLUtil.java&p2=branches/gsoc2007/b00__1/model-euml/src/org/argouml/model/euml/UMLUtil.java&r1=13245&r2=13246
==============================================================================
--- branches/gsoc2007/b00__1/model-euml/src/org/argouml/model/euml/UMLUtil.java	(original)
+++ branches/gsoc2007/b00__1/model-euml/src/org/argouml/model/euml/UMLUtil.java	2007-08-05 05:21:44-0700
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Association;
 import org.eclipse.uml2.uml.AssociationClass;
 import org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Element;
+import org.eclipse.uml2.uml.NamedElement;
 import org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Operation;
 import org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Property;
 import org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Type;
@@ -117,5 +118,43 @@
         }
         return null;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns information about an Object.
+     * <p>
+     * If it's an Element it returns its metaclass name, and if it's a
+     * NamedElement it appends its name.
+     * 
+     * @param o
+     *                The object
+     * @return the String description
+     */
+    public static String toString(Object o) {
+        if (o == null) {
+            return "null"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+        }
+        if (!(o instanceof Element)) {
+            return o.toString();
+        }
+        
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("'"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        boolean named = false;
+        
+        if (o instanceof NamedElement && ((NamedElement) o).getName() != null
+                && !((NamedElement) o).getName().equals("")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
+            named = true;
+            sb.append(((NamedElement) o).getName() + " ["); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        }
+        
+        sb.append(((Element) o).eClass().getName());
+        
+        if (named) {
+            sb.append("]"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        }
+        
+        sb.append("'"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
 
 }